KING Joel

Australia

Football

Date of Birth: 30 Oct 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.79/5'10''

Place of birth: SHELLHARBOUR, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : SYDNEY, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men AUS Australia	12

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #06 ARG Argentina 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished
Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #14 AUS Australia 0 ESP Spain 1	Finished
Miyagi Stadium	Men's Group C #21 AUS Australia 0 EGY Egypt 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Sydney FC [Australia] since 2018

Coach:

Steve Corica [club], AUS; Graham Arnold [national], AUS

Position style:

Defender (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Mar 2021)

Hand:

Left-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Mar 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His sister Taren played football for the Newcastle Jets during the 2020/21 W-League season in Australia. (news.com.au, 24 Jun 2021)

National league:

A-League [AUS] (transfermarkt.co.uk, 30 Mar 2021)

Start:

He took up the sport at age five. (ftbl.com.au, 27 May 2019)

Reason:

"My dad played rugby, but because my older brother Scott has Klinefelter syndrome [a genetic condition], my parents felt it would be safer for him to play football, so I grew up as a little kid watching my brother and sister playing football. As I got older I'd spend hours practising at home, smashing a ball against the back fence. It was metal and the noise drove our neighbours mad, they wouldn't give the ball back if I kicked it over the fence. But it was only when I was playing at NSWIS [New South Wales Institute of Sport] aged 16, and got a place at the AIS [Australian Institute of Sport], that I thought maybe this could be a career for me." (news.com.au, 24 Jun 2021)

Award:

He was named Young Footballer of the Year for the 2020/21 A-League season in Australia. (a-league.com.au, 23 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
SIBLING ATHLETES
He was inspired to begin playing football after watching his siblings Taren and Scott play the sport. His sister Taren is also a professional footballer in Australia. "It helps now having a sister playing at the same level, we live together and she knows to steer clear of me if we've lost, and vice versa. My brother loves it though, if I'm playing he has the Sydney jersey on and if it's Taren playing he gets the Jets one out." (news.com.au, 24 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/joelking.5/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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