Stephen Walker (footballer)

Stephen John Walker (born 11 October 2000) was an English professional footballer released by Middlesbrough . He last played for Championship club Middlesbrough. After a short, unsuccessful trial at Carlisle United in July ‘23,Walker signed for West Auckland Town on the 12th of September ‘23, in the Ebac Northern League.

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[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England[3]
Position(s) Striker, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Auckland 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-present West Auckland Town 2 (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 21:05, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:17, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

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]

In January 2023, Walker was removed from Middlesbrough's player list on their website and it therefore appears he has left the club.

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.[15]

In October 2018, Walker scored a hat-trick for the under-19s against Macedonia.[16] He then scored the winner in a qualifier against Iceland U19.[17]

Career statistics
As of 2 March 2021.[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2018–19[19] Championship 0010101[lower-alpha 1]030
2019–20[20] Championship 7000001[lower-alpha 2]080
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2018–19[19] League Two 70——0070
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2019–20[20] League Two 51——0051
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2020–21[21] League One 12220—33175
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2020–21[21] League One 61——0061
Career totals 374301053467
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

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. "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. "Stephen Walker and Ian Poveda-Ocampo among the scorers as young Lions beat Qatar". The Football Association. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  16. "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.
  17. "England 3-1 Iceland". UEFA. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  18. "Soccerway player profiles". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  19. "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  20. "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  21. "Games played by Stephen Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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