Background
He was born on July 26, 1984 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
He was born on July 26, 1984 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
King attended South High School and Smoky Hill High School where he won the 2000 Colorado State Soccer Championship. He then attended the North Carolina State University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 2002 to 2005.
During his four years at North Carolina State, he scored forty-four and added fifteen assists. He was a 2005 second team All American.
In 2004, King played with the Boulder Rapids Reserve in the fourth division Premier Development League during the collegiate off season. In 2005, he played with the Raleigh CASL Elite.
In 2006, the Virginia Beach Mariners selected King with the 15th pick in the USL First Division College Draft.
On January 20, 2006, the Los Angeles Galaxy picked King in the fourth round (forty-eighth overall) in the 2006 Master of Library Science SuperDraft.
King chose to sign with the Galaxy. On February 8, 2006, the Galaxy sent King to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for a first round pick in the 2007 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft.
He never saw a first team game, but played ten games, scoring two goals, with the Colorado Rapids reserve team On November 21, 2006, the Rapids waived King.
In the spring of 2007, the Charleston Battery signed King after he impressed the team at trials.
He spent two seasons in Charleston, scoring twenty-one goals in fifty-one games.
On January 30, 2009, King signed with the Carolina RailHawks. He suffered several injuries during the season which kept him out of most first team games. On April 24, 2009, he was sent on loan to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division where he injured his ankle.
On August 31, 2009, the RailHawks sent him on a free transfer to Miami Football Club.
King signed a new contract with the club, which moved to the North American Soccer League, on February 8, 2011.
He spent the 2011 season with Tampa Bay. On October 5, 2011 the club declined its 2012 contract option for King, making him a free agent.
King signed with Phoenix Football Club of the USL Pro for the 2013 season on November 19, 2012.
King then asked for his release from Phoenix Football Club in June 2013. In July, King then went on trial with Football Club Haka for three weeks before signing a contract with club
King then went on to score on his debut with Haka Football Club against Air Corps Oulu only four minutes after he was substituted into the match to make the score 2-0, and to help Haka confirm a 4-0 victory over Air Corps Oulu.
King signed with USL Pro team Colorado Springs Switchbacks for the 2015 season.
King ended his first season with the Colorado Springs Switchbacks with 7 goals and 2 assistant
On January 13, 2016 that King had resigned with Colorado Springs Switchbacks for the 2016 USL Pro season. On March 15, 2016 King scored in a 4-0 preseason victory against Ventura County Fusion.