Billy King (born 12 May 1994)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One club Northern Colorado Hailstorm.
He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee United, Gillingham, Greenock Morton and St Patrick's Athletic and has represented Scotland up to under-21 level.
[4] He remained an unused substitute on three further occasions[3] before on 30 January 2013, King aged 18,[5] made his first team debut[6] playing from the start in a 1–0 victory over Dundee in the Scottish Premier League.
[3] On 28 March 2015, he started in Hearts' first game since becoming 2014–15 Scottish Championship winners, a 2–0 win over Queen of the South which was followed by in field title celebrations at Tynecastle Park.
[10] Following the club's return to the Scottish Premiership, King found his game time reduced, starting just 11 of his 20 appearances up to January 2016.
[11] He made his first appearance for Rangers against Falkirk on 30 January 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kenny Miller, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute.
[13] On 10 April 2016 came off the bench in the 2016 Scottish Challenge Cup Final at Hampden Park as his side defeated Peterhead 4–0 to win the trophy.
King returned to Hearts at the end of his loan spell, having made a total of 13 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring once.
[3] After returning to Heart of Midlothian from his loan spell at Rangers, King made his UEFA Europa League debut, coming off the bench against Estonian side FCI Tallinn in a 2–1 win at Tynecastle Park.
[18] On 18 September 2016 he scored his first league goal for Inverness against Scottish Premiership champions Celtic in a 2–2 draw at the Caledonian Stadium.
[29] He was substituted off in a 1–1 draw in a Scottish FA Cup tie with Brora Rangers in what turned out to be the final of his seven appearances for the club.
[36][37][38] King's second goal of the season came on 23 April 2021 when he received a pass on the turn before beating 4 players and smashing his shot in from 20 yards to open the scoring in a 2–0 win away to Finn Harps.
[48] On 11 February 2022, King was in the starting XI for the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.
[56] On 29 September 2024, King was part of the side that won the 2024 USL Cup by defeating Forward Madison 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, to become the competition's first ever winners.