Andy King (Welsh footballer)

Andy King

King lining up for Wales in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Philip King
Date of birth	(1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Barnstaple, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Leicester City
Number	10
Youth career
1998–2004	Chelsea
2004–2006	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–	Leicester City	318	(54)
National team‡
2007–2008	Wales U19	7	(0)
2007–2010	Wales U21	10	(2)
2009–	Wales	38	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 21 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:31, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Andrew Philip King (born 29 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City.

He has made over 350 appearances across all competitions for Leicester, where he has spent his entire career. He won the League One, Championship and Premier League in 2009, 2014 and 2016 respectively, making him the first player to win the top three divisions with the same team in the Premier League era. He is also Leicester's all-time highest scoring midfielder.

Born in England, King is a Wales international, qualifying through his grandfather. He made his international debut in 2009, and has gone on to earn over 30 caps. He was part of their team that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.

King was born in Barnstaple, Devon on holiday and was brought up in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He attended Furze Platt Senior School and joined Chelsea when he was nine years old. After being released in 2004 when he was 15 years old, he joined the Leicester City youth academy.

He was given a squad number for the 2006–07 season. During that season, King scored eight goals in 21 appearances for the Leicester academy side, which saw them win the FA Premier League Group B.

King was offered his first professional contract with Leicester on 5 May 2007. He also went on trial with Conference National team York City in August, and after playing in a pre-season friendly against Sheffield he turned down a possible loan move to the club on the advice of his agent. King made his first team debut in a 0–0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 October 2007, before scoring his first senior goal with a 35-yard shot described as a "rocket" in a 2–1 defeat to Southampton on 1 December. He made 11 league appearances as Leicester were relegated to League One at the end of the 2007–08 season.