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Joshua Christian Kojo King is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Watford and the Norway national team.
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After representing Norway at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, King made his senior international debut against Iceland in 2012, and scored his first international goal against Cyprus later that year.
While at Vålerenga, King trained with English side Manchester United on multiple occasions, but UEFA rules prevented him from signing a contract with the club until he was 16.
King signed for Manchester United when he turned 16 in January 2008, and made his debut for the under-18 side in a 5-1 home defeat to Sunderland on 29 March 2008.
Two games after his comeback, King scored twice in a 5-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 31 January 2009.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, King came on as a substitute for Zoran Tošić in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup, a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.
Although King had two opportunities to add to United's lead, the match finished 1-0 and United progressed to the fourth round of the competition.
King was an integral part of the under-18s side for the remainder of the season, scoring six goals in 14 appearances as the team won Group C of the 2009-10 Premier Academy League; they were drawn against Arsenal in the play-off semi-finals, and although King scored his penalty in the shoot-out after the match finished in a 1-1 draw, Arsenal ultimately won 5-3.
After impressing for Manchester United in the 2010-11 pre-season, King joined Championship side Preston North End - managed by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's son, Darren - on a three-month loan deal on 7 August 2010, becoming Preston's 1,000th player and linking up with fellow United loanee Matty James.
King made his first start for Preston on 21 August, playing the full 90 minutes of the team's 1-0 home win over Portsmouth; King was named man of the match for his performance, in which he repeatedly threatened the Portsmouth goal.
King played in seven of Preston's first 12 league games, but suffered an ankle injury at the end of October 2010 that ruled him out for the rest of the loan, and he returned to Manchester United.
After his recovery towards the end of November, King returned to Preston on another loan until 4 January 2011; however, he made just one more appearance for the club before being recalled by Manchester United a few days early.
Some sources suggested that Alex Ferguson recalled King and fellow loanees Matty James and Ritchie De Laet in retaliation for Preston sacking his son, Darren, but Alex later indicated that King and De Laet had not enjoyed their time at Preston and did not want to return to the club.
After his return to Manchester United, King was a regular in the reserve team, playing in 17 of the last 18 games of the season; his only absence came against Arsenal on 28 April 2011.
In among these performances, King was also named on the bench for three first-team matches, including Manchester United's 4-0 away league win over Wigan Athletic and their FA Cup wins over Crawley Town and Arsenal, as well as travelling with the team for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Marseille.
In recognition of his performances in the second half of the season, King was rewarded with a new two-year contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.
In August 2011, King joined German club Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan for the duration of the 2011-12 season.
The loan agreement between Borussia and Manchester United was first announced by Borussia's director of sport, Max Eberl, at the club's general meeting on 29 May 2011, but the move was held up when King suffered a groin injury requiring surgery while on international duty with the Norway Under-21 side.
Borussia confirmed the loan transfer on 22 July 2011, the terms of which were undisclosed by either club, although it was still subject to King passing a medical examination on 1 August.
King made his first appearance for Borussia Mönchengladbach as a substitute on 19 August 2011, in Borussia's 4-1 win against VfL Wolfsburg.
Having returned to England, King joined Hull City on loan for the rest of the 2011-12 season on 16 January 2012.
King played in four consecutive matches at the start of his spell at Hull, but on 9 February 2012, he appeared for the Manchester United reserves in their 4-2 Manchester Senior Cup defeat at home to Manchester City; he played for 61 minutes of the match before being replaced by Reece Brown.
It took until 9 April for King to score his first goal for Hull, scoring the equaliser as Hull came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 2-1; King also provided the assist for Matty Fryatt's winning goal.
King returned to Manchester United on 1 May and went straight back into the reserve team for their Lancashire Senior Cup semi-final against Blackpool; Manchester United won 5-4 on penalties after neither side could produce a goal in normal time, with King scoring United's first penalty.
Another penalty shoot-out followed in King's next match for the reserves, the Premier Reserve League play-off match against the winners of the south section, Aston Villa; after coming on as a substitute for captain Davide Petrucci, King was one of three scorers for Manchester United in the shoot-out as they won 3-1 to take the title.
At the start of the 2012-13 season, King found himself a regular in the Manchester United reserve team, and scored the team's last goal in the 90th minute of their 4-0 win over Accrington Stanley in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup on 8 August 2012.
In search of first-team football, King was allowed to join Blackburn Rovers on loan until 31 December 2012, with a view to eventually making the move permanent.
On 14 February 2015, King scored his first Rovers hat trick in a 4-1 win against Stoke City in the FA Cup 5th round.
On 28 May 2015, after turning down a new contract at Blackburn, King switched to AFC Bournemouth ahead of their first-ever season in the Premier League.
King finished the season as Bournemouth's top scorer, scoring seven times in all competitions, with six of those coming in the Premier League.
King went on a sensational scoring run in 2017, from late February to March 2017, King scored five goals in three Premier League matches, including an equalising goal on his return to Old Trafford, and concluding with a hat-trick in a 3-2 home win over West Ham despite missing a spot-kick in the first ten minutes of that match.
On 29 August 2017, King signed a new four-year contract with Bournemouth.
King enjoyed another productive campaign in the 2018-19 season, netting 12 times in 35 Premier League appearances.
On 1 February 2021, the last day of the winter transfer window, Everton announced the signing of King from Bournemouth for a nominal fee.
On 9 July 2021, King joined newly promoted Premier League side Watford on a free transfer, a two-year deal with the option of a third.
On 23 October 2021, King scored his first goals for Watford, which subsequently was a hat-trick in Watford's 5-2 away win against Everton.
After representing Norway at youth international level, Egil Olsen called up King to Norway's squad for two World Cup qualifiers in September 2012.
King had the ball in the back of the net eight minutes later, but the goal was disallowed.
King replaced Alexander Søderlund as a substitute at half time against Cyprus in Larnaca on 16 October 2012, then won a penalty and scored the last goal in Norway's 3-1 victory.
King appeared in the under-21 team's matches against Italy U-21 and Spain U-21 during the championship.
While at Vålerenga, King trained with English side Manchester United on multiple occasions, but UEFA rules prevented him from signing a contract with the club until he was 16.
King signed for Manchester United when he turned 16 in January 2008, and made his debut for the under-18 side in a 5-1 home defeat to Sunderland on 29 March 2008.
Two games after his comeback, King scored twice in a 5-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 31 January 2009.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, King came on as a substitute for Zoran Tošić in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup, a 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.
Although King had two opportunities to add to United's lead, the match finished 1-0 and United progressed to the fourth round of the competition.
King was an integral part of the under-18s side for the remainder of the season, scoring six goals in 14 appearances as the team won Group C of the 2009-10 Premier Academy League; they were drawn against Arsenal in the play-off semi-finals, and although King scored his penalty in the shoot-out after the match finished in a 1-1 draw, Arsenal ultimately won 5-3.
After impressing for Manchester United in the 2010-11 pre-season, King joined Championship side Preston North End - managed by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's son, Darren - on a three-month loan deal on 7 August 2010, becoming Preston's 1,000th player and linking up with fellow United loanee Matty James.
King made his first start for Preston on 21 August, playing the full 90 minutes of the team's 1-0 home win over Portsmouth; King was named man of the match for his performance, in which he repeatedly threatened the Portsmouth goal.
King played in seven of Preston's first 12 league games, but suffered an ankle injury at the end of October 2010 that ruled him out for the rest of the loan, and he returned to Manchester United.
After his recovery towards the end of November, King returned to Preston on another loan until 4 January 2011; however, he made just one more appearance for the club before being recalled by Manchester United a few days early.
Some sources suggested that Alex Ferguson recalled King and fellow loanees Matty James and Ritchie De Laet in retaliation for Preston sacking his son, Darren, but Alex later indicated that King and De Laet had not enjoyed their time at Preston and did not want to return to the club.
After his return to Manchester United, King was a regular in the reserve team, playing in 17 of the last 18 games of the season; his only absence came against Arsenal on 28 April 2011.
In among these performances, King was also named on the bench for three first-team matches, including Manchester United's 4-0 away league win over Wigan Athletic and their FA Cup wins over Crawley Town and Arsenal, as well as travelling with the team for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Marseille.
In recognition of his performances in the second half of the season, King was rewarded with a new two-year contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.
In August 2011, King joined German club Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan for the duration of the 2011-12 season.
The loan agreement between Borussia and Manchester United was first announced by Borussia's director of sport, Max Eberl, at the club's general meeting on 29 May 2011, but the move was held up when King suffered a groin injury requiring surgery while on international duty with the Norway Under-21 side.
Borussia confirmed the loan transfer on 22 July 2011, the terms of which were undisclosed by either club, although it was still subject to King passing a medical examination on 1 August.
King made his first appearance for Borussia Mönchengladbach as a substitute on 19 August 2011, in Borussia's 4-1 win against VfL Wolfsburg.
Having returned to England, King joined Hull City on loan for the rest of the 2011-12 season on 16 January 2012.
King played in four consecutive matches at the start of his spell at Hull, but on 9 February 2012, he appeared for the Manchester United reserves in their 4-2 Manchester Senior Cup defeat at home to Manchester City; he played for 61 minutes of the match before being replaced by Reece Brown.
It took until 9 April for King to score his first goal for Hull, scoring the equaliser as Hull came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 2-1; King also provided the assist for Matty Fryatt's winning goal.
King returned to Manchester United on 1 May and went straight back into the reserve team for their Lancashire Senior Cup semi-final against Blackpool; Manchester United won 5-4 on penalties after neither side could produce a goal in normal time, with King scoring United's first penalty.
Another penalty shoot-out followed in King's next match for the reserves, the Premier Reserve League play-off match against the winners of the south section, Aston Villa; after coming on as a substitute for captain Davide Petrucci, King was one of three scorers for Manchester United in the shoot-out as they won 3-1 to take the title.
At the start of the 2012-13 season, King found himself a regular in the Manchester United reserve team, and scored the team's last goal in the 90th minute of their 4-0 win over Accrington Stanley in the final of the Lancashire Senior Cup on 8 August 2012.
In search of first-team football, King was allowed to join Blackburn Rovers on loan until 31 December 2012, with a view to eventually making the move permanent.
On 14 February 2015, King scored his first Rovers hat trick in a 4-1 win against Stoke City in the FA Cup 5th round.
On 28 May 2015, after turning down a new contract at Blackburn, King switched to AFC Bournemouth ahead of their first-ever season in the Premier League.
King finished the season as Bournemouth's top scorer, scoring seven times in all competitions, with six of those coming in the Premier League.
King went on a sensational scoring run in 2017, from late February to March 2017, King scored five goals in three Premier League matches, including an equalising goal on his return to Old Trafford, and concluding with a hat-trick in a 3-2 home win over West Ham despite missing a spot-kick in the first ten minutes of that match.
On 29 August 2017, King signed a new four-year contract with Bournemouth.
King enjoyed another productive campaign in the 2018-19 season, netting 12 times in 35 Premier League appearances.
On 1 February 2021, the last day of the winter transfer window, Everton announced the signing of King from Bournemouth for a nominal fee.
On 9 July 2021, King joined newly promoted Premier League side Watford on a free transfer, a two-year deal with the option of a third.
On 23 October 2021, King scored his first goals for Watford, which subsequently was a hat-trick in Watford's 5-2 away win against Everton.
After representing Norway at youth international level, Egil Olsen called up King to Norway's squad for two World Cup qualifiers in September 2012.
King had the ball in the back of the net eight minutes later, but the goal was disallowed.
King replaced Alexander Søderlund as a substitute at half time against Cyprus in Larnaca on 16 October 2012, then won a penalty and scored the last goal in Norway's 3-1 victory.
King appeared in the under-21 team's matches against Italy U-21 and Spain U-21 during the championship.
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