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Which team did Andy King (footballer, born 1988) play for from 2018 to May 2018?
Andy King ( footballer , born 1988 ) Andrew Philip King ( born 29 October 1988 ) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven and the Welsh national team . He spent the majority of his career with Leicester City , making 379 appearances across all competitions and scoring 62 goals . He won the League One , Championship and Premier League titles in 2009 , 2014 and 2016 respectively , making him the first and only player to win the top three divisions with the same team in the Premier League era . Born in England , King is a Wales international , qualifying through his grandfather . He made his international debut in 2009 , and has gone on to earn 50 caps . He was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016 . Early life . King was born in Barnstaple , Devon on holiday and was brought up in Maidenhead , Berkshire . He attended Furze Platt Senior School and joined Chelsea when he was nine years old . After being released in 2004 when he was 15 years old , he joined the Leicester City youth academy . Club career . Leicester City . Academy and early career . He was given a squad number for the 2006–07 season . During that season , King scored eight goals in 21 appearances for the Leicester academy side , which saw them win the FA Premier League Group B . King was offered his first professional contract with Leicester on 5 May 2007 . He also went on trial with Conference National team York City in August , and after playing in a pre-season friendly against Sheffield he turned down a possible loan move to the club on the advice of his agent . King made his first team debut in a 0–0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 October 2007 , before scoring his first senior goal with a 35-yard shot described as a rocket in a 2–1 defeat to Southampton on 1 December . He made 11 league appearances as Leicester were relegated to League One at the end of the 2007–08 season . 2008–09 season . Kings impressive start the following season earned him a new three-year contract on 21 August 2008 . He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–2 League Cup defeat to Fulham on 27 August , scoring from 18 yards . He went on to score nine league goals to help Leicester secure their promotion as League One champions . His performances earned him the clubs young player of the season award on 28 April 2009 . He was also nominated for players player of the season and player of the season awards , but lost out to teammates Matty Fryatt and Steve Howard . King dedicated his award to team captain Stephen Clemence , who missed the entire season through injury . 2009–10 season . During pre-season , King believed the Leicester squad was good enough to challenge for promotion . He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–0 win over Plymouth Argyle at the Walkers Stadium on 21 November 2009 . Following a fine start to the 2009–10 season , King said on 23 November there is a firm belief that the team can win promotion to the Premier League . He drew praise from then-manager Nigel Pearson after scoring his fourth goal of the season in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Swansea City on 2 January 2010 . His overall performance earned him the players player of the year award on 28 April 2010 which he shared with teammate Jack Hobbs . 2010–11 season . King had his best season yet in terms of goalscoring in 2010–11 , as he ended up the clubs top scorer , netting 15 times in the league and 16 times in all competitions from midfield . He earned himself a four-year contract on 15 April 2011 , keeping him at the club until 2015 . Three days later , Kings form that season was acknowledged by his fellow professionals as he was named in the Championships PFA Team of the Year with teammate Kyle Naughton . He then took the clubs players player of the season award for the second season in a row . 2011–12 season . King began the 2011–12 season with a goal drought , scoring just one goal in his first 14 games of the season , but got back on track , netting a brace against West Ham United on 29 October 2011 , the first game following Sven-Göran Erikssons sacking as manager , before adding his fourth of the season at home to Blackpool a month later . However , the latter part of his season was disrupted due to injury . King finished the season scoring 4 times in 32 games across all competitions , Kings lowest goal and appearance tally since becoming a first team regular in the 2008–09 season . 2012–13 season . King regained his form at the beginning of the following season though , scoring a goal in both the opening 2012–13 Championship fixtures against Peterborough United and Charlton Athletic respectively . Kings central midfield partner often changed between Matty James and Danny Drinkwater with former forming a formidable partnership with King in the latter part of the season as Leicester attempted to get their promotion push back on track . King scored his 50th goal for Leicester on the final day of the 2012–13 season away at Nottingham Forest , a game that city won 3–2 , a result that clinched 6th place and the final play-off position . King scored 7 times during the 2012–13 season in 48 games . 2013–14 season . King started the 2013–14 Championship season how he finished the last : Scoring twice in the first 8 games , both fantastic strikes against Birmingham City and Blackpool . The former was voted the Foxes goal of the month for August and the latter a show in for Septembers award . Kings first goal of the season also marked his 250th Leicester appearance . Due to the form of Drinkwater and James , King found opportunities limited to substitute appearances . King scored his 54th goal for the Foxes in their 2–2 draw against Wigan Athletic on 1 April 2014 , making him the clubs highest scoring midfielder in their 130-year history as Leicester made their way to the 2013–14 Football League Championship and promotion to the Premier League . 2014–15 season . King made his Premier League debut , playing the full 90 minutes in the 2–2 , opening day draw with Everton , putting in an impressive display , finishing the match with a 95.6% pass completion record . King signed a new four-year contract with the club on his 26th birthday , 29 October 2014 , keeping him at the club until the summer of 2018 , stating that he would love it if he spent his entire career with the Foxes . On 4 April 2015 , King scored his 50th league goal for Leicester , a late winner in the 2–1 Premier League victory over West Ham United . On 29 April 2015 , King made his 300th appearance for the club in the 1–3 defeat to Chelsea , the club that released him as a teenager . 2015–16 season . King started the new campaign in the Leicester team , playing the full 90 minutes as Leicester topped the Premier League table following a 4–2 win against Sunderland at the King Power Stadium on 8 August 2015 , with new manager Claudio Ranieri singling out him and midfield partner Danny Drinkwater for praise . He won the league title on 2 May 2016 , becoming the first player to win the top three divisions with the same club in the Premier League era ; Roy Bailey , Larry Carberry , John Elsworthy , Jimmy Leadbetter and Ted Phillips having previously achieved the feat with Ipswich Town in the 1950s and 1960s . 2016–17 season . On 29 July 2016 , King signed a new four-year contract . He made his Champions League debut for Leicester on 18 October 2016 , contributing in a 1–0 victory over F.C . Copenhagen at the King Power Stadium . He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 home win against Manchester City on 10 October 2016 , his 10th consecutive season of scoring for the Foxes . He scored his second goal of the season against Derby County in the FA Cup , captaining Leicester City to a 3–1 home win . Later years and loans . On 31 January 2018 , King was sent on loan to Premier League club Swansea City until the end of the season . He scored twice for the eventually relegated Swans . Upon his return to Leicester , Kings number 10 shirt was reassigned to James Maddison , with King himself taking number 37 . On 6 January 2019 , King played for the first time of the season for Leicester in the FA Cup defeat against League Two side Newport County . He came on as a substitute for Matty James . King joined Derby County on loan on 31 January 2019 , signing until the end of the season . On 25 February , he suffered an ankle injury away to Nottingham Forest , and was ruled out for the rest of the season . His loan deal was cut short as a result and he returned to Leicester on 28 February . On 15 August 2019 , Rangers announced they had signed King on a season-long loan . The Scottish Premiership club cut the deal short on 5 January after just five games . On 16 January 2020 King joined Huddersfield of the Championship on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season . His parent club confirmed on 18 June that he would be released at the end of the season . OH Leuven . On 5 January 2021 , King signed for Belgian First Division A side OH Leuven on a deal until the end of the season . International career . King qualified to play for Wales through a grandfather from Wrexham . He won caps for Wales under-19 and under-21 international , receiving his first call-up on 10 October 2007 . He scored his first goal in a 5–1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying win over Luxembourg under-21 on 31 March 2009 . He was in the squad that narrowly lost out to England in the play-offs for a spot at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship . On 22 May 2009 , King received his first call-up to the senior Wales squad when he was named in manager John Toshacks squad for a friendly match against Estonia . Despite naming King in the squad , Toshack admitted that he was not yet ready for international football . He made his debut as a last-minute substitute for Ched Evans in a 1–0 victory . Kings first international goal came on 11 August 2010 in a 5–1 friendly victory over Luxembourg at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli . King was a regular in Wales successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign . He was given a straight red card in the 47th minute on 13 October 2014 , in a home qualifier against Cyprus , for a foul on Constantinos Makrides . However Wales won 2–1 , the same score at the time of the red card . Manager Chris Coleman blamed the attitude of himself and his staff for aggressively rallying the team prior to Kings red card . On 31 May 2016 , King was included in Wales 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 . King made his debut in the tournament as a substitute in Wales 3–0 victory against Russia on 20 June , as Wales won Group B . On 2 September 2017 , King came on as a half time substitute to help Wales to a 1–0 victory against Austria in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier . This was his 40th cap , therefore breaking Northern Irishman John ONeills record for most caps while a Leicester player . Honours . Leicester City - Premier League : 2015–16 - Football League Championship : 2013–14 - Football League One : 2008–09 Individual - Leicester City Young Player of the Year : 2008–09 - Leicester City Players Player of the Year : 2009–10 ( joint winner ) , 2010–11 - PFA Team of the Year : 2010–11 Championship External links . - Andy King profile at the Leicester City F.C . website