Ledley King is currently a club ambassador for Tottenham Hotspur.
28 Facts About Ledley King
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From 2002 to 2010, King made 21 international appearances for England, scoring twice and representing the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Whilst playing, Ledley King was cited by opponents and pundits as one of the best defenders in the Premier League.
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Ledley King announced his retirement from all forms of football on 19 July 2012 as a result of the chronic knee injuries that plagued much of his career.
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Ledley King was born in Bow, London in 1980, and is of Jamaican descent.
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Ledley King attended the Blessed John Roche RC School, which is closed.
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Ledley King joined Tottenham as a trainee in July 1996 and progressed through the youth system.
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Spurs played 59 games in all competitions that season, but Ledley King featured in less than half of them.
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Ledley King underwent surgery in the summer, meaning he would miss the start of the season.
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Ledley King had featured in just 10 games all season, with just four Premiership games under his belt.
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On 12 August 2008, Ledley King picked up the trophy for the cleanest team in the Premier league for the season.
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Ledley King received the award at the 'Get on with the Game' programme which was shown on Sky Sports News.
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Ledley King captained the club in the League Cup final yet again, this time against Manchester United, keeping a clean sheet after 120 minutes of play, but Tottenham lost on penalties.
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Ledley King had been a major doubt for the match having played against Bolton just 4 days earlier, however his performance in this game and many other games in early 2010 look to have secured his place in Fabio Capello's England squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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On 16 May 2010 it was reported that Ledley King had signed a new two-year contract extension with Spurs which would keep him at the club until 2012.
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In 2011, a steel statue of Ledley King was erected in Mile End Park.
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On 19 July 2012, Ledley King announced he would retire from football.
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Ledley King has continued at Tottenham as a club ambassador.
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On 12 May 2014, Ledley King made a final playing appearance at White Hart Lane in his testimonial match.
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Ledley King was called into the England squad for the friendly against Portugal on 18 February 2004, and netted his first goal on his third appearance.
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Ledley King received his England call-up for Euro 2004 deputising for the injured John Terry in the opener against France in Portugal.
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Ledley King made a substitute appearance in midfield in the final group game against Croatia.
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Ledley King played in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia on 6 June 2007.
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On 22 March 2009, Ledley King was given a recall by head coach Fabio Capello to the team to play Slovakia and Ukraine.
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On 11 May 2010, Ledley King was named in the 30-man provisional squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup alongside fellow Spurs central defender Michael Dawson.
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On 12 June 2010, Ledley King played 45 minutes for England in their opening match against the US, before picking up a groin injury which kept him out of the rest of the tournament.
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On 6 August 2020, Tottenham announced that Ledley King, who had previously been a club ambassador, would be a first-team assistant coach.
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Ledley King is a cousin of West Ham United full-back Ben Johnson.