Jake Walker (English footballer)

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Jake Walker
Personal information
Full name Jake Thomas Walker [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Bayston Hill, Shropshire, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newtown
Number 26
Youth career
–2020 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2020 → Banbury United (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Alvechurch (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2023 Newtown 74 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Jake Thomas Walker (born 3 November 2000) is an English footballer who last played as a right-back and midfielder for Cymru Premier team Newtown. Walker is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and made one appearance for the senior side in the 2020-21 FA Cup, as well as appearing in the EFL Trophy for their U21 side. He has previously played on loan at Southern Football League sides Banbury United and Alvechurch.

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Career

Aston Villa

Walker joined the Aston Villa Academy at the age of nine and was given his first professional contract, a two-year deal, in 2019. [3] Walker joined Banbury United on loan until the end of the season in January 2020. [4] He joined Alvechurch on loan in October 2020, but was recalled in January 2021. [5] Walker was named in the Aston Villa starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool. [6]

Walker was released by Aston Villa at the end of the 2020–21 season. [7]

Newtown

On 7 August 2021, Walker signed a semi-professional contract with Newtown in the Cymru Premier. [8] He made his debut on 15 August 2021, in a 4–1 defeat to The New Saints. [9] During his first season, he moved from defence into midfield. [3] He scored his first goal in senior football on 18 December 2021, in a 2–0 victory over Flint Town United. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa U21 2019–20 [11] ———2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2020–21 [12] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total———3030
Aston Villa 2020–21 [12] Premier League 0010000010
Banbury United (loan) 2019–20 [13] Southern League Premier Division Central10000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
Alvechurch (loan) 2020–21 [14] Southern League Premier Division Central6000—1 [lower-alpha 3] 070
Newtown 2021–22 [15] Cymru Premier 291201000321
2022–23 24210004 [lower-alpha 4] 0292
Total533101040613
Career total693400090833
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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References

  1. ↑ UEFA.com. "Jake Thomas Walker - Newtown - UECL". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jake Walker". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 Maher, Matt. "Jake Walker ready for Europe after his release by Aston Villa". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Defender Jake Walker joins the Puritans on loan from Villa". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk. Banbury United F.C. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Preece, Ashley (8 January 2021). "Aston Villa vs Liverpool team news: The youthful Villa side to face the Reds". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Aston Villa name young and inexperienced side for their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Aston Villa can confirm the retained and released list for the club's Academy". Aston Villa Football Club. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Drury, Jonny (7 August 2021). "Robins capture former Aston Villa man Jake Walker". The Sport Report. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Newtown vs. The New Saints - 15 August 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Williams, David (21 December 2021). "JD Cymru Premier: Declan McManus double helps The New Saints maintain lead". The National. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jake Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jake Walker". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk. Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jake Walker". www.alvechurchfc.club. Alvechurch F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jake Walker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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