Jeremy Walker (soccer)

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Jeremy Walker
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Ross Walker
Date of birth (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Ulverstone, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Essendon Royals
Number 25
Youth career
TIS
2011–2014 Melbourne Heart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Oakleigh Cannons 2 (0)
2012–2014 Melbourne Heart 16 (0)
2012 Oakleigh Cannons 16 (0)
2014 Hume City 6 (0)
2014–2015 Concord Rangers 28 (0)
2015 Braintree Town 4 (0)
2015 → Concord Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2016 Hume City 26 (0)
2017 Green Gully 25 (0)
2017–2018 Perth Glory 13 (0)
2018– Green Gully 80 (0)
International career
2013 Australia U-20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022

Jeremy Walker (born 25 August 1993) is an Australian footballer from Tasmania who plays as a right back for the Essendon Royals as of 2023.

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Club career

In 2010 Walker featured in Season 3 of Fox8 television show Football Superstar in an attempt to win a NYL contract with Brisbane Roar but he was eliminated in the third episode. [2] He later signed with Oakleigh Cannons ahead on the 2011 Victorian Premier League season. [3]

Following his season at Oakleigh, Walker was signed as a member of Melbourne Heart's inaugural NYL squad. [4] During the 2012–13 season he made his debut for the senior team in Round 9 against Sydney FC. [5] Later that season he was offered a senior contract by Heart and became the first player from Tasmania to earn a professional contract in the history of the A-League. [6] Walker made a total of 16 senior appearances for Melbourne Heart before being released at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season. [7]

Jeremy then returned to the NPL Victoria with Hume City FC and was named NPL Player of the Month in July. [8]

After the 2014 NPL Victoria season, Walker signed with Concord Rangers in the Conference South. He joined Braintree Town ahead of the 2015/16 season but returned to Concord Rangers on loan soon after. [9] Walker then returned to Australia, joining his former club Hume City once again. [10]

On 11 October 2017, following an ankle-injury to Marc Warren, Perth Glory signed Walker on an injury replacement contract. [11] He left Perth Glory at the conclusion of the season. [12]

International career

In April 2013 Walker was called up to the Young Socceroos squad for a training camp held on the Central Coast. [13]

The next month he was also named in the Young Socceroos squad for a European training camp which included international friendly matches against the Netherlands U-21s (24 May) and the German U-21s (31 May). [14]

Personal life

Walker is of British and Portuguese descent. [15]

Walker is now a High School Chemistry and Sport teacher at Elwood College

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References

  1. ↑ "Jeremy Walker". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Football Superstar – Episode One (Open Post)". 27 May 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Walter Pless on Association Football: Walker signs with Oakleigh Cannons". Walterplessonsoccer.blogspot.com.au. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Aloisi Confirms Youth Squad". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Walker's journey shows path from Tasmania | Hyundai A-League". A-league.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Walker signs professional contract". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Walker looking for new A-League home". The Advocate. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "NPL Player of the Month: Jeremy Walker – FFV – NPL". Fox Sports Pulse. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Aussie defender returns to Rangers on loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hume City bolsters its squad ahead of 2016 campaign". Hume City FC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Glory swoop for defender Walker". Perth Glory. 11 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Perth Glory cut loose trio". FourFourTwo . 19 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Heart trio named in Young Socceroos camp". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Heart trio selected for Young Socceroos Tour". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Ormond, Aidan (14 July 2016). "The London adventures of Jez Walker". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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