Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rhys Anthony Walters [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 November 2005||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2022 | Port Vale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Port Vale | 11 | (0) |
2023 | → Leek Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Rhys Anthony Walters is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Port Vale. He has also played on loan at Leek Town.
Walters joined the youth set-up at Port Vale at the age of nine. [4] He made his first-team debut at the age of sixteen on 18 October 2022, coming on for Mipo Odubeko 89 minutes into a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park. [5] On 4 March 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Leek Town on a work experience loan agreement until the end of the 2022–23 season. [3]
Walters made his first start for Port Vale on 29 August 2023, in a 0–0 draw with Crewe Alexandra in the second round of the EFL Cup; he was substituted on 57 minutes, going on to win the man of the match award. [6] Seven days later, he played his first full 90 minutes for the club in a 1–0 victory against the same opponents in a group stage game of the EFL Trophy, where he was paired in the centre of midfield with the experienced Jason Lowe. [7] He provided the assist for Josh Thomas to score the first goal in a 2–1 win over Sutton United in the third round of the EFL Cup on 26 September. [8] He was named as man of the match in the EFL Trophy tie with Newcastle United U21 on 10 October. [9] Speaking the following month, manager Andy Crosby said that "his performances have gradually improved with the more experience he gets", but that he needed to find an "aggressive edge". [10] However a contract was left unsigned due to objections from the player's agent. [11] In April 2024, new manager Darren Moore said that "we feel though he is at a level where he can contribute to the team". [12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Port Vale | 2022–23 [13] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023–24 [14] | EFL League One | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Leek Town (loan) | 2022–23 [15] | Northern Premier League Division One West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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