Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolas Francis King [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 April 2004||
Place of birth | Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mauriki | ||
Youth career | |||
Mauriki | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Mauriki | |||
2024– | Valentine FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Vanuatu U19 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Vanuatu U23 | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 |
Nicolas Francis King (born 14 April 2004) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a defender for Australian club Valentine FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
King was born on 14 April 2004 [1] in Port Vila to Francis and Gloria Julia King. [2] [3] His father is a businessman and former Member of Parliament for the Efate Rural constituency in Vanuatu. [2] [3] His mother is also a Member of Parliament and was a former international footballer and manager for Vanuatu. [2] [3] King attended Central School in Port Vila and played football for Mauriki, eventually breaking into their first team at the age of 16. [2] [3] He was offered a two-week trial by A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford, Australia through Brian Kaltak's agent in December 2023. [2] [3] [4]
Following his trial with Central Coast Mariners, King was announced in January 2024 to have joined Valentine FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. [5]
King represented the Vanuatu under-19 in the OFC U-19 Championship and Vanuatu under-23 squads. [1] [2] [3] He was named captain for the under-23s ahead of the 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [2] [3]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Nicolas Francis King [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 April 2004||
Place of birth | Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mauriki | ||
Youth career | |||
Mauriki | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Mauriki | |||
2024– | Valentine FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Vanuatu U19 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Vanuatu U23 | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 |
Nicolas Francis King (born 14 April 2004) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a defender for Australian club Valentine FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.
King was born on 14 April 2004 [1] in Port Vila to Francis and Gloria Julia King. [2] [3] His father is a businessman and former Member of Parliament for the Efate Rural constituency in Vanuatu. [2] [3] His mother is also a Member of Parliament and was a former international footballer and manager for Vanuatu. [2] [3] King attended Central School in Port Vila and played football for Mauriki, eventually breaking into their first team at the age of 16. [2] [3] He was offered a two-week trial by A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford, Australia through Brian Kaltak's agent in December 2023. [2] [3] [4]
Following his trial with Central Coast Mariners, King was announced in January 2024 to have joined Valentine FC in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. [5]
King represented the Vanuatu under-19 in the OFC U-19 Championship and Vanuatu under-23 squads. [1] [2] [3] He was named captain for the under-23s ahead of the 2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [2] [3]