Ledley King

Ledley King

King in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Ledley Brenton King[1]
Date of birth	(1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth	Bow, England[2]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur (club ambassador)
Youth career
0000–1996	Senrab
1996–1999	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2012	Tottenham Hotspur	268	(10)
National team
1996–1997	England U16	5	(0)
1999	England U18	3	(0)
1999–2001	England U21	12	(1)
2002–2010	England	21	(2)
Teams managed
2020–2021	Tottenham Hotspur (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ledley King (born 12 October 1980) is an English football player. He played for Tottenham Hotspur.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1998–99	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1999–2000	Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2000–01	Premier League	18	1	5	1	0	0	—		23	2
	2001–02	Premier League	32	0	3	0	7	1	—		42	1
	2002–03	Premier League	25	0	1	0	0	0	—		26	0
	2003–04	Premier League	29	1	3	1	3	0	—		35	2
	2004–05	Premier League	38	2	5	1	4	0	—		47	3
	2005–06	Premier League	26	3	0	0	1	0	—		27	3
	2006–07	Premier League	21	0	0	0	0	0	6[a]	0	27	0
	2007–08	Premier League	4	0	1	0	3	0	2[a]	0	10	0
	2008–09	Premier League	24	1	0	0	2	0	3[a]	0	29	1
	2009–10	Premier League	20	2	1	0	0	0	—		21	2
	2010–11	Premier League	6	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	9	0
	2011–12	Premier League	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
Career total			268	10	21	3	20	1	14	0	323	14

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England[5]	2002	1	0
	2003	1	0
	2004	9	1
	2005	4	0
	2006	2	0
	2007	2	0
	2008	0	0
	2009	0	0
	2010	2	1
Total		21	2

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each King goal.

List of international goals scored by Ledley King^[6]^[7]^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 2004	Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal	3	Portugal	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	24 May 2010	Wembley Stadium, London, England	20	Mexico	1–0	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• Football League Cup: 2007–08

Individual

• Premier League Player of the Month: September 2004^[9]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 350. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 543. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. Ledley King at Soccerbase
4. "Ledley King". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
5. "Ledley King". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
6. Sven Goran Eriksen's record – The FA, 3 July 2006
7. Rivals content with close contest – UEFA.com, 18 February 2004
8. Portugal 1–1 England – BBC, 18 February 2004
9. "Ledley King: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.