Paul Walker (footballer, born 1992)

Paul Walker' (born 18 April 1992) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he made two appearances for the Wales U17 national team.

For other people named Paul Walker, see Paul Walker (disambiguation).

Paul Walker
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2008–2010 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Northampton Town 1 (0)
2011 → Brackley Town (loan) 7 (0)
2012– Corby Town 138 (0)
International career
2008–2010 Wales U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Career

Walker was the latest in the production line of young goalkeepers at Sixfields following Mark Bunn and Chris Dunn. Walker, along with Alex Konstantinou and Michael Jacobs, were awarded professional contracts for the 2010-11 season.[1] He made his Football League debut on 25 April 2011 as a second-half substitute for Steve Collis in a match against Stockport County.[2]

On 31 January 2011 Walker and teammate Ashley Corker were released by mutual consent from the Cobblers.[3]

International career

He has played for the Wales national under-17 football team, having been capped twice and has been called up to the Under 19 national team.[4]

References
  1. Northampton Town hand deals to young trio BBC Sport. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. "Stockport 2-2 Northampton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. "Northampton Town sign Clarke Carlisle and Ben Harding". BBC Football. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. "Men - Under 19 - Paul Walker". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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