Ryan Walker is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the USL A-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 4, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Sacramento State Hornets | ||
| 1994–1996 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Myrtle Beach Seadawgs | ? | (13) |
| 1999 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 17 | (14) |
| 1999 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2000 | Raleigh Capital Express | 28 | (9) |
| 2000 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 26 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1993, Walker began his college career at Sacramento State University.[1] In 1995, he transferred to Coastal Carolina University. In his two seasons at Coastal Carolina, he scored twenty-six goals, adding fifteen assists, in forty games.[2] In February 1997, the Charleston Battery selected Walker in the Territorial round of the 1997 A-League Draft.[3] Walker did not join Charleston, but signed with the Myrtle Beach Seadawgs of the USISL D-3 Pro League instead. When David Irving, head coach of the Seadawgs moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads in 1999, Walker made the move as well.[4] He was First Team All League that season.[5] The Hammerheads sent Walker on loan to the Charleston Battery for the Battery's final regular season game.[6] In 2000, Walker moved up to the Raleigh Capital Express of the USL A-League.[7] Raleigh ceased operations at the end of the season and in February 2001, Walker moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks where he finished his career.[8]
References
edit- ^ Sac State soccer records
- ^ Coastal Carolina soccer records
- ^ 1997 A-League Draft
- ^ Battery to renew rivalry with Hammerheads
- ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1999
- ^ Battery Take on Raleigh Express in Regular Season Home Finale for Southern Derby Cup on Friday
- ^ 2000 Raleigh Capital Express
- ^ Newcomers Lead The Way -- Silverbacks additions include Edmundo Rodriguez