Joel Bruce King (born 30 October 2000) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Sydney FC

King made his professional debut for

in a Round 27 clash against

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, playing the full game in a 2–0 loss at

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. On 9 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a one-year deal for the 2019–2020 season. King cemented his spot in the Sydney team, and started in every game for Sydney during the

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season with regular fullback

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missing the majority of the season with a recurring calf injury. His consistent performances during the season resulted in him winning the 2020-21 Young Footballer of the year award at the end of season awards, becoming the first Sydney FC player to do so.

Odense Boldklub

On 29 January 2022, it was announced that King had signed with Danish club OB after triggering a six figure release clause.

Return to Sydney FC

In February 2023, King was loaned back to former club

until the end of the

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season. King made 13 appearances in his loan spell, including starts in an Elimination Final against

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rivals

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and in both leagues of the Semi Final tie against Melbourne City. King then re-signed on a permanent basis with Sydney FC at the end of that season, in June 2023, on a three-year deal.

International career

Australian under-23s

King was called up to the Australian under-23 squad for the delayed

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by manager

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. He made his debut in a friendly warm up game for the Olympics against

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in a 0–2 loss. King provided an assist for Australia's first goal of the tournament, scored by

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against

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in which Australia ran out 2-0 winners.

Australia

King was called up to the

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squad by manager

for their

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match against

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as regular left back

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was unable to take part. King started the match and put in a good performance with Australia winning 4-0.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Sydney FC *

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Championship: 2019–20 *

Premiership: 2019–20

International

;Australia U17 *

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Individual

;Sydney FC * A-League Young Footballer of the Year:

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References

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* 2000 births Living people Australian soccer players Men's association football defenders Sydney FC players Odense Boldklub players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Danish Superliga players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Australia Australian expatriate soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark 2022 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Wollongong Soccer players from New South Wales {{Australia-footy-goalkeeper-stub