Stephen King (soccer)

Football player infobox
playername= Stephen King
fullname = Stephen King
height = height|ft=5|in=8
weight = 153 lbs. / 69 kg
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|3|6|mf=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = United States
currentclub = Chicago Fire
clubnumber = 33
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = [http://www.fcdelco.org FC Delco]
years = 2008-present
clubs = Chicago Fire
caps(goals) = 018 0(2)

Stephen King (b. March 6, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Chicago Fire club of Major League Soccer in Bridgeview, Illinois. [http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/011808aab.html "UMTerps.com": King Chosen By Chicago Fire In MLS SuperDraft] . Accessed March 23, 2008.] He is the son of Douglas and Jayne King, and has two brothers, Brian and Sean. [http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/king_stephen00.html "UMTerps.com": Stephen King profile page] . Accessed March 23, 2009.]

hawnee High School

King grew up in Medford, New Jersey [ [http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/stories/081307aae.html "King Tabbed To Hermann Trophy Watch List; College Soccer News Preseason All-America Team"] , CSTV, August 13, 2007. Accessed April 9, 2008. "Senior midfielder Stephen King was named to the Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List on August 8 and was also placed on the College Soccer News 2007 Preseason All-America First Team. The Medford, N.J., product was a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy last season, which is awarded to the nation's best collegiate soccer player."] and attended Shawnee High School where he was a four-year starter (2000-03) under legendary high school soccer coach Brian Gibney. [ [http://www.nscaa.com/subpages/20070503092049647.php NSCAA Past Coaches of the Year] . "2002, Brian Gibney, Medford, N.J." Accessed March 23, 2008.] He led the Renegades to a 99-5-3 record during his tenure, including a 2003 Group IV State Championship during his senior year in which he recorded 24 goals and 27 assists. King was named the New Jersey Gatorade and NSCAA Player of the Year. He was also selected as a "Parade Magazine", EA Student Sports and NSCAA/adidas All-American. Additionally, King was named a USYSA Inter-Regional All-American and finished his prep career with 46 goals and 56 assists.

Stephen King was selected to play for the Region I ODP team from 1999-2004 and participated as a U-16 national pool player. During his earlier years he was the captain of the U-15 national team and also played for the nationally prominent [http://www.fcdelco.org FC Delco club team] .

University of Maryland

Heavily recruited out of high school, King chose the University of Maryland over other high profile schools such as Wake Forest, Duke, Boston College, Harvard, St. John’s and Rutgers.

During his four-year tenure in which he started all 93 contests he played in (a Maryland career starts record), King would lead the Terrapins to two NCAA Sweet Sixteens, the 2004 College Cup, and the 2005 National Championship. He was a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist for his junior and senior seasons, and a Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, "College Soccer News" First Team All-American and First Team All-ACC for his senior season. According to UMTerps.cstv.com, "King finished his career second all-time in assists at Maryland with 33 while his 93 career points ranks sixth. He also scored 30 goals which is one away from the top 10. His three-assist performance against No. 14 Virginia on November 3, 2007 tied the program record for assists in a game. He racked up 13 assists in 2007 which is the second most in school history in a single season."

King was also named the 2007 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's soccer, an award for recognizing the top junior or senior student-athlete in each respective ACC sport. Candidates must maintain a career 3.0 or better grade point average and have gotten 3.0+ each of their past two semesters to qualify. [ [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/022808aaa.html Maryland's Stephen King Named ACC Scholar-Athlete for Men's Soccer] . Accessed March 27, 2008.] He was also named to ESPN The Magazine's 2007 Academic All-America Men's Soccer Team. [ [http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/2007_AAA_mens_soccer-1.pdf ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team] . Accessed March 29, 2008.]

Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire

On January 18, 2008, King became the Maryland Terrapins' 22nd MLS draftee since its inception in 1996. The Chicago Fire selected him in the third round (40th overall). Some highlights of his rookie season include:
*MLS debut against Real Salt Lake on March 29, 2008, coming on in the 54th minute. [ [http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03292008_CHIRSL Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake match tracker] . Accessed March 29, 2008.]
*First career start against the San Jose Earthquakes on April 12, 2008. [ [http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=04122008_CHISJ Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes match tracker] . Accessed April 15, 2008.]
*First MLS goal against the New England Revolution on May 3, 2008. It was an unassisted goal in the 76th minute. [ [http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080503&content_id=154782&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Chicago Fire vs. New England Revolution match tracker] . Accessed May 4, 2008.]
*First game winner against the New York Red Bulls on September 6, 2008. It was an unassisted goal in the 36th minute for the 1-0 win. [ [http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080906&content_id=186092&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Chicago Fire vs. New York Red Bulls match tracker] . Accessed September 7, 2008.]

ee also

*2008 MLS SuperDraft
*List of current MLS players

References

External links

* [http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=king_s&playerId=kin230735&statType=current Chicago Fire website player page]