Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:44 pm
' Eli King '
El King will be 21 years old later this year.
Has made 4 appearances for the Bluebirds.
Went on loan to League 2 Crewe last August,after making 15 appearances for them returned to Cardiff on 1st January.
By Glen Williams
King cut a composed figure in midfield, playing in the six, as he demonstrated his strong range of passing. A 36th-minute, 40-yard diagonal ball to put Isaac Jefferies away on the right hand side, and a similar one for Lennon Peake in the second half, were top of the highlights reel for him.
He also showed a bite in the tackle, too, and was unlucky to be penalised for the penalty decision after, on first look at least, appearing to have won the ball. He could have opened the scoring too after a defensive mix-up left him free in the area, only to drag his effort wide. Despite this, he still delivered a strong overall performance.
King made his first-team debut in October 2021 away to Middlesbrough before making a handful of promising appearances for Steve Morison’s men, including the FA Cup tie at Anfield last January, during which he didn’t look out of place against a midfield consisting of Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita and Curtis Jones.
Appearances since Morison’s departure, however, have been hard to come by with King spending the first half of the season on loan at League Two side Crewe, making 15 appearances before returning to the Bluebirds for the second half of the campaign.
Yet to play for the Bluebirds under Lamouchi, and with his contract up this summer, he’ll be hoping an EFL Cup runout against Portsmouth last August doesn’t prove to be his final first-team appearance.