Eli King

Following his move to Gillingham, King's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→0), while his Rating held around 39. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gillingham · 11th	2	0	1	6.78	39	0
2025/26	Cardiff · 2nd	1	0	0	6.7	39	0
2024/25	Cardiff	1	0	0	7.3	—	—
2024/25	StevenageLoan · 14th	28	1	3	6.86	45	18
2023/24	Morecambe · 15th	20	1	2	6.87	32	16
2023/24	Ross County · 3rd	15	0	2	6.85	46	13
2022/23	Cardiff	1	0	0	6.7	—	—
2022/23	CreweLoan · 13th	15	0	1	6.93	30	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales U21	11	0
Wales U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

E. King is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Cardiff, rated 38.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on King.

On the season, King graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 1 appearance (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 23 King is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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King is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/255 clubs

38.9

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.2%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 1 appearance (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 11.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 38.9 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 9011.25

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 23 (~9), then tapers with age. At 23, King sits on 8.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is King's projected Rating — 38.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

GillinghamAug 2026 – now

Cardiff(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

Stevenage(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

Cardiff(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Aug 2024

Crewe(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

Cardiffuntil Aug 2022

About E. King

Eli Josef King is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Gillingham, born on December 23, 2002. He is from Wales. Gillingham currently sit 11th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, E. King has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 162 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

E. King's next match is on September 26, 2026, when Gillingham face York away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. King at 38.9 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, E. King has totalled 91 club appearances with 2 goals and 10 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 28 appearances for Stevenage.

E. King's career has also included time at Cardiff, Stevenage and Crewe.

On the international stage, E. King has represented Wales U21 and Wales U17 — 14 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.