Joel King
Player information
Full name:
Joel Bruce King
Date of birth:
30 October 2000 (age today: 23 years, 173 days)
Place of birth:
Shellharbour, New South Wales
Australia
Australia National team:
Australia Sydney FC career
Sydney FC cap number:
175
Sydney FC jersey numbers:
16 (91 appearances)
3 (13 appearances)
25 (3 appearances)
3 (13 appearances)
25 (3 appearances)
First match (on teamsheet):
vs Melbourne Victory FC, Round 16, 2018-19 Hyundai A-League (aged 18 years, 88 days)
First appearance:
vs Newcastle United Jets FC, Round 27, 2018-19 Hyundai A-League (aged 18 years, 179 days)
Last appearance:
vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Round 24, 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League Men (aged 23 years, 166 days)
Trophies:
- 2019 A-League Championship
- 2019-20 A-League Premiership
- 2020 A-League Championship
- 2023 Australia Cup
League-wide awards:
- 2020-21 A-League Young Footballer of the Year
Club-specific awards:
- 2019-20 Sydney FC A-League U20 Player of the Year
- 2020-21 Sydney FC A-League U20 Player of the Year
Sydney FC statistics
| App | Starts | Subs | Unused | Minutes | Goals | Pens | OGs | YCs | RCs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 107 | 88 | 19 | 5 | 8056 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1247 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| A-League Men | 91 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 6764 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| AFC Champions League | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia Cup | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 Hyundai A-League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 AFC Champions League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 FFA Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 Hyundai A-League | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AFC Champions League | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 A-League | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 FFA Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 Australia Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 884 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Adelaide United | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| APIA Leichhardt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brisbane Roar | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 679 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macarthur FC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Melbourne Victory | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Newcastle United Jets | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth Glory | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Olympic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Western United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Home | 55 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 4352 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Away | 49 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAMI Park (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Janoub Stadium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allianz Stadium (Sydney Football Stadium) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 874 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Belmore Sports Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbelltown Stadium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CommBank Stadium (Western Sydney Stadium) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coopers Stadium (Hindmarsh Stadium) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eden Park | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HBF Park (Perth Oval) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industree Group Stadium (Central Coast Stadium) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayo Stadium (Dolphin Stadium) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leichhardt Oval | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mars Stadium (Eureka Stadium) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvel Stadium (Docklands Stadium) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald Jones Stadium (Newcastle International Sports Centre) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (Jubilee Stadium) | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nissan Stadium (International Stadium Yokohama) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shanghai Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Stadium (Wellington Regional Stadium) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stadium Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulsan Munsu Stadium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WIN Stadium (Wollongong Showground) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sydney FC career visualisation
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substitute appearances,
matches as an unused bench player, as well as unavailability due to
injury or illness, suspension,
national team duty, loan spells,
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Goals
(including penalties
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yellow cards and red cards are displayed at the time at which they
occurred.
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Availability
This table only includes matches for which the player was a full-time senior squad member.| Available | Unavailable | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Total | Starts | Subs | Unused | Unselected | Total | Injury / illness | Suspension | NT duty | Other | |
| Overall | 160 | 149 | 88 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 FFA Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 Hyundai A-League | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 AFC Champions League | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 FFA Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 Hyundai A-League | 28 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AFC Champions League | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 A-League | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 FFA Cup | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Australia Cup | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League Men | 25 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SFCU player of the season voting
| App | Starts | Subs | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Avg votes | POTS points | POTS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 88 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 13.0 | |
| By season | |||||||||
| 2018-19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 2.0 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.39 | 8.0 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 21 |