Simon King (footballer)

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Simon King
Personal information
Full name	Simon Daniel Roy King
Date of birth	April 11, 1983 (1983-04-11) (age 25)
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Gillingham
Number	5
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–03 2003–07 2007–	Oxford United Barnet Gillingham	004 (0) 149 (6) 042 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Simon Daniel Roy King (born 11 April 1983 in Oxford, England) is an English footballer, currently playing as a defender for Gillingham.

King started his career with Oxford United making his debut on the 1 May 2001 against Port Vale. Overall he only played 4 games for Oxford United before he signed for Barnet in 2003.

He has won 3 caps for the England non-league team, scoring the winning goal on his debut against Italy in 2005.

King was transfer listed by Barnet at the end of the 2006-07 season, for which he was named player of the year, to avoid him leaving on a free transfer a year later. He was signed by Gillingham for £200,000 on a three-year deal in June 2007. This fee could however rise to £250,000, depending on appearances and whether Gillingham achieve promotion to the Football League Championship. ^[1]

He made his debut on the first day of the season against Cheltenham Town, but was on the wrong end of a 1–0 defeat.

[edit] Honours

• Football Conference Winner 2005

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Simon King career stats at Soccerbase

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