Stephen John Walker (born 11 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Whitby Town.
 Walker, playing for Crewe Alexandra at Morecambe, 29 February 2020. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 2000[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 | |||
| –2016 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 21 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018 | England U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 9 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:17, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 26 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMiddlesbrough
editWalker 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] At the end of the season, Walker signed a new contract with Whitby.[18]
International career
editWalker has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level. In March 2018, Walker scored twice for England's under-18s against Qatar.[19]
In October 2018, Walker scored a hat-trick for the under-19s against Macedonia.[20] He then scored the winner in a qualifier against Iceland U19.[21]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 March 2021.[22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20[24] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2018–19[23] | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2019–20[24] | League Two | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2020–21[25] | League One | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2020–21[25] | League One | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). English Football League. p. 79. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Stephen Walker". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ a b "11v11". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 3-1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Stephen Walker Pens New Boro Deal". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Ste Walker Makes MK Dons Loan Move". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Striker Walker returns to MK Dons on loan". MK Dons. mkdons.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Walker returns to Middlesbrough". Milton Keynes Dons. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Stephen Walker Returns On Loan!". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Blackpool 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Rovers complete double swoop for Maynard and Walker". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Middlesbrough striker Ste Walker on trial at Carlisle". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Former Middlesbrough striker Ste Walker makes surprise move to non-league club". gazettelive.co.uk. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Walker signs for Seasiders". whitbytownfc.com. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Striker Walker signs new contract". whitbytownfc.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Walker and Ian Poveda-Ocampo among the scorers as young Lions beat Qatar". The Football Association. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "England 3-1 Iceland". UEFA. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Soccerway player profiles". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.