Walter Hall (footballer)

Walter James Alonte Hall (born July 16, 1989), known as Walter Hall, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a right-back and a central midfield for Stallion Laguna F.C. and the Philippines national team.

This article is about the Filipino footballer. For the Scottish amateur footballer, see James M. Hall. For other people, see James Hall (disambiguation).

In this article, the surname is Hall (English patronymic surname), and his middle name is Alonte (Philippine matronymic surname).
Walter Hall
Hall representing the Philippines
Personal information
Full name Walter James Alonte Hall
Date of birth (1989-07-16) July 16, 1989
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right-back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stallion Laguna
Number 16
Youth career
2005-2008 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Everton
2016–2017 FC Meralco Manila
2017–2018 Davao Aguilas 9
2021– Stallion Laguna 2
International career
2017– Philippines 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Walter Hall was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother helen hails from Bacolod, Negros Occidental[1] while his father Andy Hall is from England . Hall spent his academy years in Everton from 2005 to 2008.[2]

Club career

Everton

In 2007, Hall signed his first professional contract with Everton after being with the club since the age of 14.[3] He was with the team until 2010.

FC Meralco Manila

Hall moved to the Philippines in 2016 and signed with FC Meralco Manila (then known as Loyola Meralco Sparks). At the end of the 2016–2017 season, the UFL was discontinued to pave the way for the newly formed Philippines Football League.[4] Hall afterwards departed FC Meralco Manila for the newly formed Davao Aguilas FC.

Davao Aguilas Football Club

In 2017, Hall moved to Davao Aguilas FC, a newly formed club which took part in the Philippines Football League.[5][6] Hall was an active member of Davao's roster and started in the final of the inaugural edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara.[7] They went on to settle for runner-up after falling to Kaya-FC Iloilo in extra time, 1–0.[8] After two seasons, Davao Aguilas disbanded at the end of 2018.[9]

Stallion Laguna F.C.

In 2021, Hall was signed by Stallion Laguna F.C.[10] They went on to finish third in the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara.[11]

International career

After the Philippine Men's National Football Team rose to fame in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, Hall reinforced the training pool of the Azkals in February 2011 alongside brother Ryan now known as (DJ Ryan Hall) prior to the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Pre-qualifiers.[12]

Months later in June, Hall was called up once again by then Azkals Coach Hans Michael Weiss for the Philippines’ training camp in Bahrain for the second round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Once added to the squad, Hall started both friendlies for the Azkals against the Bahrain U-23 National Team playing central midfield.[13][14][15] Hall suited up for the Philippines once more in the CTFA International Tournament in 2017.[16][17][18] He picked up two official senior national team caps under Coach Marlon Maro as they went on to place second overall in the tournament.[19]

Honors
2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final

Club

Runner-Up 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara

Second Runner-Up 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara

National team

Runner-Up 2018 CTFA International Tournament

References
  1. Olivares, Rick (February 8, 2011). "Cast nearly complete for Azkals". Bleachers Brew. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. "ToffeeWeb - Everton Players: James Hall". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "ToffeeWeb - Everton Reserves, 2007-08". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "PFL Launches on 21 April 2017". The Philippine Football Federation. April 20, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. Tupas, Cedelf P. (March 27, 2017). "Aguilas hope to inspire football resurgence in mindanao". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. Biantan, Jack (June 24, 2017). "Biantan: San Miguel Corp. finally supports football". Sunstar. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. Carmen, Lorenzo del (October 28, 2018). "Jovin Bedic strikes late as Kaya brings Copa Paulino Alcantara home to Iloilo". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. "IT'S COMING HOME: Iloilo wins Copa after edging Davao in extra time thriller". www.dugout.ph. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. "Davao pullout leaves PFL with 5 teams | Inquirer Sports". February 17, 2019. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  11. Copa Paulino Alcantara 2021 Semi-final - Stallion Laguna FC vs. Azkals Development Team, retrieved January 14, 2022
  12. Olivares, Rick (February 8, 2011). "Cast nearly complete for Azkals". Bleachers Brew. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  13. "Azkals meet Bahrain's Olympic team in 2nd friendly match". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  14. "Azkals meet Bahrain's Olympic team in 2nd friendly match". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  15. RCadayona, Ni. "Azkals talo uli sa Bahrain". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  16. "Philippines National Team in CTFA International Tournament - The Philippine Football Federation". The Philippine Football Federation. November 28, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  17. Nicolas, Jino (November 29, 2017). "Azkals to see action in Taiwan pocket tourney". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  18. "Stallion FC | Philippines National Team In CTFA International Tournament". www.stallionfcphil.com. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  19. "Azkals to join pocket tournament in Taiwan". Rappler. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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