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Toby King (footballer, born 2002)

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Toby King
Personal information
Full name Toby James King[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cray Wanderers
Youth career
2013–2018 West Ham United
2018–2021 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2021Billericay Town (loan) 3 (0)
2022 Vestri 10 (1)
2023 FC Baník Ostrava B
2024 Vestri 11 (1)
2024– Cray Wanderers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024

Toby James King (born 4 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cray Wanderers.

Club career

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A student of Felsted School and a youth product of West Ham United, King joined the youth academy of West Bromwich Albion in 2018.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 19 May 2020.[3] He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal.[4][5] In November 2021, he joined National League South side Billericay Town on loan.[6]

In May 2022, King joined Icelandic 1. deild side Vestri on a permanent deal.[7]

In September 2023, King joined Moravian-Silesian Football League club FC Baník Ostrava B.

In April 2024 he was back in Iceland with Vestri, appearing for them in the Besta deild karla with the club having won promotion the previous season.[8][9] On 2 June, he scored his first goal in the Besta deild, in a 4-2 win against Stjarnan.[10] In September 2024, King was playing for Isthmian League Premier Division side Cray Wanderers.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 2021–22 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Toby King Signs a Two Year Academy Contract With West Bromwich Albion". www.felsted.org.
  3. ^ "OF Toby King Secures West Brom Contract". www.felsted.org.
  4. ^ Chapman, Joseph (25 August 2021). "West Brom v Arsenal team news as Ismael hands out five debuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Games played by Toby King in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "KING HEADS TO BILLERICAY TOWN ON LOAN". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Lék gegn Arsenal í vetur og spilar með Vestra í sumar". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. ^ "BREIDABLIK VS. VESTRI 4 - 0". soccerway.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ Aron Guðmundsson (4 June 2024). "Leitaði ráða hjá Rio Ferdinand áður en hann tók flugið til Ísafjarðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (4 June 2024). "Rio Ferdinand klappar fyrir leikmanni Vestra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Cray Wanderers 3 - 0 Hastings United". newsshopper.co.uk. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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