Leon King
Scottish footballer
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Leon Thomson King (born 14 January 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ayr United on loan from Scottish Premiership club Rangers.[1]
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Leon King in action for Rangers 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Thomson King | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ayr United (on loan from Rangers) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Rangers | 27 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ayr United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Scotland U21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:37, 28 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Club career
King joined Rangers in his early years,[2] soon appearing to be one of the club's brightest prospects.[3][4] He made his Rangers Under-20s debut aged only 14 under the management of Graeme Murty in November 2018.[5][6] At the end of the 2018–19 season, he was also part of the squad that won the Scottish Youth Cup against Celtic.[7]
King made his Rangers debut on 29 November 2020 in a League Cup match against Falkirk.[8] He made his Scottish Premiership debut for on 12 May 2021, replacing Joe Aribo in the 86th minute of a 3–0 away win against Livingston.[9][10][11]
On 5 January 2022, King signed a contract extension until the summer of 2024 and was subsequently promoted to the first-team squad on a full time basis.[12]
On 7 September 2025, King joined Scottish Championship side Ayr United on loan until the end of the season.[13]
International career
King was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2022.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2020–21[15] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22[16] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[17] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Rangers B | 2021–22[19] | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rangers B | 2022–23[20] | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
Rangers
