Stephen Walker (footballer)

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Stephen Walker
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Walker, playing for Crewe Alexandra at Morecambe, 29 February 2020.
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Walker [1]
Date of birth (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England [3]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Whitby Town
Youth career
0000–2016 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2023 Middlesbrough 7 (0)
2019 → Milton Keynes Dons(loan) 7 (0)
2020 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2021 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 12 (2)
2021 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 6 (1)
2021–2022 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2023 West Auckland Town 5 (1)
2023– Whitby Town 4 (1)
International career‡
2017 England U17 3 (1)
2018 England U18 5 (2)
2018–2019 England U19 9 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

Stephen John Walker (born 11 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Whitby Town.

Contents

Club career

Middlesbrough

Walker signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2016. [3] He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, assisting an Ashley Fletcher goal and scoring a penalty in the penalty shoot-out during an EFL Cup tie with Notts County at the Riverside Stadium. [4] On 30 January 2019, Walker signed a new four and a half year contract with Middlesbrough. [5]

The following day, Walker was loaned to League Two club Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season. [6] Exactly one year later, on 31 January 2020, he joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season, [7] making his debut at Gresty Road against Oldham Athletic on 8 February 2020. [8] He scored his first professional goal, for Crewe in a 2–0 win over Macclesfield Town at Gresty Road, on 22 February 2020. [9]

On 16 October 2020, Stephen Walker signed a season-long loan deal with MK Dons, returning to stadium mk for a second spell with the Buckinghamshire outfit. [10] After appearing in twelve league games for the Dons, Walker was recalled by Middlesbrough on 13 January 2021. [11]

On 22 January 2021, Walker was then loaned again to Crewe until the end of the 2020–21 season. [12] He scored the first goal of his new loan spell, equalising in a 1–1 draw at Blackpool on 2 March 2021. [13]

On 31 August 2021, Walker joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan deal. [14]

After being released by Middlesbrough in the early parts of 2023, Walker spent time on trial with Carlisle United in the summer. [15] In September 2023, he joined Northern Football League side West Auckland Town. [16] In December 2023, he signed for Northern Premier League side Whitby Town. [17]

International career

Walker has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level. In March 2018, Walker scored twice for England's under-18s against Qatar. [18]

In October 2018, Walker scored a hat-trick for the under-19s against Macedonia. [19] He then scored the winner in a qualifier against Iceland U19. [20]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2021. [21]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2018–19 [22] Championship 0010101 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2019–20 [23] Championship7000001 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2018–19 [22] League Two 70——0070
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2019–20 [23] League Two51——0051
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2020–21 [24] League One12220—33175
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2020–21 [24] League One61——0061
Career totals374301053467
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 79. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Walker". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "11v11". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Middlesbrough 3-1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Walker Pens New Boro Deal". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ste Walker Makes MK Dons Loan Move". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Morse, Peter (31 January 2020). "Crewe Alex sign Middlesbrough striker Stephen Walker on loan until the end of the season". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Striker Walker returns to MK Dons on loan". MK Dons. mkdons.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Walker returns to Middlesbrough". Milton Keynes Dons. 13 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Stephen Walker Returns On Loan!". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Blackpool 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Rovers complete double swoop for Maynard and Walker". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ex-Middlesbrough striker Ste Walker on trial at Carlisle". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Former Middlesbrough striker Ste Walker makes surprise move to non-league club". gazettelive.co.uk. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Stephen Walker signs for Seasiders". whitbytownfc.com. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Stephen Walker and Ian Poveda-Ocampo among the scorers as young Lions beat Qatar". The Football Association. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  19. ↑ "Stephen Walker's treble helps young Lions to big win ahead of next month's Euro trip". The Football Association. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "England 3-1 Iceland". UEFA. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "Soccerway player profiles". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.


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