Richard King (footballer)
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| Date of birth | 27 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clarendon, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | St Mirren | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Cavalier | 90 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → ÍBV (loan) | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | St Mirren | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jamaica | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:16, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Richard King (born 27 November 2001) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren as a defender and the Jamaica national team. He previously played for Jamaica Premier League (JPL) club Cavalier and for Besta deild karla club ÍBV.
St Mirren
International career
King made his senior international debut for Jamaica during a 3–0 loss against Peru on 20 January 2020, and also feature in a WCQ match against Costa Rica.[5][6]
On 28 May 2025, King scored his first goal for Jamaica, a penalty, during a 3–2 win against Trinidad and Tobago during the 2025 Unity Cup.[7]
