| King in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua David Will King [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2024 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fulham | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2025– | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:01, 4 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:14, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joshua David Steven King (born 3 January 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Fulham. [3]
King was educated at Hampton School in South West London where he also played an integral role in the school's ESFA Cup win in 2023. [4]
King joined the Fulham academy aged eight and in June 2024 [5] he won scholar of the year after being rewarded with his first professional contract with Fulham in the January of the first year. [3]
On 27 August 2024, King made his professional club debut for Fulham coming on as a second-half substitute in an EFL Cup game against Birmingham City. [6] On 5 December 2024, he made his first Premier League appearance in a victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. [7] [8] On 22 December 2024 King made his first start in the Premier League against Southampton. [9]
On 17 July 2025 Fulham confirmed King had signed a new four year deal with the club, a contract which will run until 30 June 2029. [10]
On 28 October 2025 King scored his first goal for Fulham against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup fourth round. [11]
In August 2022 King captained England under-16 against Italy. [12] He was a member of the England U19 squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored a goal during a 5–5 group stage draw with Germany. [13]
King made his England U21 debut on 10 October 2025 during a 4–0 victory away to Moldova. [14] The following month saw him score his first goal at this level in an away win against Slovakia. [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U21 | 2023–24 [16] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 [17] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Fulham | 2024–25 [17] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 [18] | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||