Marlon King

Marlon King playing for Birmingham City (2011)

Marlon Francis King ( born April 26, 1980 in Dulwich, England) is a Jamaican footballer who plays for Sheffield United in the English Football League Championship since 2013. He also holds British citizenship.

Playing career

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Marlon King started his career in 1998 at the London club Barnet FC. After two years he left them and went to Gillingham FC, where he scored 40 goals in three years and was able to make bigger clubs attention. From 2003 to 2005 King played for Nottingham Forest. In March 2005, he was loaned to Leeds United in the short term, but he could not convince there and remained scoreless in nine games.

In the summer of 2005, King was finally awarded to the second division Watford FC, where he made ​​his breakthrough in professional football. With 21 goals in the season 2005/ 06 he played a significant role in the rise as top scorer in the Premier League. Watford firmly committed him then. After the descent Watford's Marlon King initially remained at the club, joined in January 2008 but returned to the first division. With Wigan Athletic he reached although the league, but he could not prevail in his first six months.

For the 2008/ 09 season was on loan Marlon King to the Premier League newly promoted Hull City and the later relegated Middlesbrough FC. On 29 October 2009 King was sentenced to an 18 -month prison sentence for assault, prompting his club Wigan Athletic announced the dismissal within 14 days of his contract.

After his release from prison, he signed on 20 September 2010, one-year contract at Coventry City and graduated in the Football League Championship 2010/11 28 league games in which he was able to achieve 12 results. At the end of the season he moved to Birmingham City, the 2010/11 play after relegation from the Premier League in the coming season also in the second division.

National

For Jamaica Marlon King scored since 2004 twelve goals in 24 games.

Achievements

  • 2005/ 06 - promotion to the Premier League with Watford FC
  • 2005/ 06 - top scorer in the Football League Championship
Nottingham Forest F.C. Watford F.C. Wigan Athletic F.C. Hull City A.F.C. Middlesbrough F.C. Coventry City F.C. Birmingham City F.C. Sheffield United F.C. 2010–11 Football League Championship 2010–11 Premier League
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