Josh Walker (footballer, born 1989)

Josh Walker
Personal information
Full name Joshua Walker[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
2002–2006 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Middlesbrough 8 (0)
2007AFC Bournemouth (loan) 6 (0)
2008Aberdeen (loan) 8 (1)
2009–2010Northampton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2010Rotherham United (loan) 15 (3)
2010–2012 Watford 6 (0)
2010Stevenage (loan) 1 (0)
2011Northampton Town (loan) 19 (0)
2011Stevenage (loan) 5 (1)
2012Scunthorpe United (loan) 18 (3)
2012–2013 Scunthorpe United 23 (0)
2013–2014 Gateshead 30 (5)
2014–2016 Bengaluru FC 17 (2)
2017–2019 Edinburgh City 43 (5)
2020–2021 Tranent Juniors
2021–2022 Whitehill Welfare
2022– Dunbar United
Total 238 (23)
International career
2009 England U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:19, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Joshua Walker (born 21 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Dunbar United.

Walker started his career at Middlesbrough, progressing through the club's youth academy and was part of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team in 2004. He subsequently made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough in 2006, and made a handful of appearances during his four-year professional tenure at the club. During his time at Middlesbrough, Walker was loaned out on four occasions, playing for Football League clubs in the form of AFC Bournemouth, Northampton Town, and Rotherham United respectively, as well as Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.

Walker joined Championship side Watford on a free transfer in August 2010. He made four appearances for Watford, before joining Stevenage on loan in November 2010. He was subsequently loaned out to Northampton Town in January 2011, Stevenage in August 2011 and Scunthorpe United in January 2012. In April 2012, Walker agreed a permanent move to Scunthorpe United and signed for the team on 1 July.

After playing for non-league Gateshead between 2013 and 2014, he joined Indian club Bengaluru FC as the club's marquee signing. Walker has represented England in various youth levels and has also captained the team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

  1. ^ "Bengaluru FC profile". Bengaluru FC. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Josh Walker Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Josh Walker – Profile". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2010.