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Stephen Walker
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 24)[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*
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)
*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)

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

Club career

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Middlesbrough

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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] At the end of the season, Walker signed a new contract with Whitby.[18]

International career

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Walker 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

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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
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Striker Walker signs new contract". whitbytownfc.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Stephen Walker and Ian Poveda-Ocampo among the scorers as young Lions beat Qatar". The Football Association. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "England 3-1 Iceland". UEFA. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Soccerway player profiles". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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