Connor King
Connor Lewis King (born 27 April 1999) is an English Coach (association football), football coach and former Football player, player. He is an academy coach at Premier League club Burnley F.C., Burnley,. As a player, King was part of the youth academy at Burnley and later played at non-League level for Barnoldswick Town F.C., Barnoldswick Town, Chester F.C., Chester and Clitheroe F.C., Clitheroe. He is a former England national under-16 football team, England under-16 international. Club career King came through the Burnley F.C., Burnley academy as a goalkeeper playing for the club from the age of 11 and progressing up until the under-23's team. On 10 July 2017, he joined non-league side Barnoldswick Town F.C., Barnoldswick Town on loan. On 5 January 2018, King returned to Turf Moor with Town manager Danny Craig heaping praise on the player, "I think he has been one of the best keepers in the league and if you could bottle his attitude you would make a fortune. The next move he ...
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Goalkeeper (association Football)
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting opposing shots on goal. Such positions exist in bandy, rink bandy, camogie, association football, Gaelic football, international rules football, floorball, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, ringette, rinkball, water polo, and shinty as well as in other sports. In most sports which involve scoring in a net, special rules apply to the goalkeeper that do not apply to other players. These rules are often instituted to protect the goalkeeper (being a target for dangerous or even violent actions). This is most apparent in sports such as ice hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse, where goalkeepers are required to wear special equipment like heavy pads and a face mask to protect their bodies from the impact ...
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