Kyle Walker

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Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker 01-09-2013 1.jpg
Walker playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2013
Personal information
Full name Kyle Andrew Walker[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
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Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 2
Youth career
1997–2008 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Sheffield United 2 (0)
2008 → Northampton Town (loan) 9 (0)
2009– Tottenham Hotspur 150 (4)
2009–2010 → Sheffield United (loan) 26 (0)
2010–2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 20 (0)
2011 → Aston Villa (loan) 15 (1)
International career‡
2009 England U19 7 (0)
2010–2011 England U21 7 (0)
2011– England 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:55, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:55, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Kyle Andrew Walker (born 28 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.

Early life

Walker was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire[1] and grew up in the Sharrow area of the city.[citation needed] He attended Porter Croft Infant & Junior School, followed by High Storrs School until 2006.[citation needed]

Club career

Sheffield United

Walker joined boyhood club Sheffield United[3] at the age of seven after being recommended by Football Unites, Racism Divides and progressed through the ranks to become a regular fixture in the reserves by 2008.[citation needed] In November 2008, he was allowed to join League One side Northampton Town for a month's loan to gain first team experience,[4] making his debut on 15 November 2008 in a defeat by Oldham Athletic.[5] His one-month loan was later extended into January,[6] before eventually returned to Bramall Lane having played nine games for the Cobblers.[7]

Soon after returning to his parent club, Walker made his full debut for Sheffield United on 13 January 2009, starting in a third round FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient.[8] With the Blades losing a number of players to injury in the closing weeks of the season, Walker was a surprise inclusion in the starting line up for the crucial last two games of the season, making his full league debut for the club on 25 April 2009 against Swansea City.[9] After two outstanding performances he retained his place as Sheffield United entered the play–offs, starting both games against Preston North End and the final against Burnley at the end of May.[citation needed] By playing in the final, Walker became the youngest Sheffield United player ever to play at Wembley Stadium.[10]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 22 July 2009, Walker left Sheffield United to join Tottenham Hotspur along with fellow defender Kyle Naughton for a combined fee of £9m, but was loaned back to the Yorkshire club for the duration of the 2009–10 season as part of the deal.[11] Whilst at Bramall Lane he was virtually ever present at right back for the first half of the season but was unexpectedly recalled back to Spurs on 1 February 2010, just before the close of the January 2010 transfer window, as cover for Alan Hutton who was loaned out to Sunderland earlier the same day.[12] Walker made his debut for Tottenham on Saturday 27 March 2010, in a 2–0 victory over Portsmouth.[13]

Walker with Tottenham Hotspur in 2010

At the start of the following season, Walker went out on loan once more signing an initial six-month deal with Queens Park Rangers (QPR) due to injuries at the club in the right back position.[14] In mid-October, his loan was extended until 3 January 2011.[15]

After he had left QPR, Walker joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[16] He scored on his début only nine minutes into the game against former club Sheffield United in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2011.[17] At the start of February, Walker scored his first Premier League goal and first senior league goal, a 30-yard strike low into the left corner against Fulham.[18] He returned to his parent club at the end of the 2010–11 season after scoring two goals in 18 appearances in all competitions for Aston Villa.

On leaving Villa Park, Walker suggested that he would be happy to return to the club the following season,[19] as first team opportunities were limited[20] but Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp later stated that he did not wish to sell the defender.[citation needed] Walker subsequently agreed to a contract extension at Tottenham until 2016.[21] Walker was chosen in the starting eleven for Tottenham's opening game of the 2011–12 season, against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 22 August 2011.[22] On 2 October, he scored the winning goal in the North London derby against Arsenal from 25-yards out. Tottenham won the match 2–1.[23]

On 22 April 2012, Walker was named as the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year, beating the likes of Sergio Agüero, Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and teammate Gareth Bale to the award, as well as being named in the PFA Team of the Year.[24] On 29 April, he scored a free-kick from 25 yards to help Tottenham beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 at White Hart Lane.[25] On 3 May 2012, Walker was awarded with a new five-year contract, that runs until 2017.[26]

Walker's performance against Manchester United in March 2012 saw him at fault for two of the opposition's goals in a 3–1 defeat.[citation needed] He began his next season in a similar vein; he was at fault for Chelsea's 4th goal in the 4–2 defeat at White Hart Lane, getting shrugged off the ball easily by Juan Mata.[citation needed] He was ever-present in the first half of the season in the Premier League, with the exception of the 3–0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage; this included playing 90 minutes in the 3–2 win over Manchester United, which was Tottenham's first victory at Old Trafford in 23 years.[citation needed]

On 28 October 2013, it was announced that Walker had signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2019.[27]

On 8 August 2015, Walker was involved in an own goal which led to Tottenham suffering a defeat in the hands of Manchester United in the season opener and it also became the first goal of the new season.[28]

International career

Before having even made a league appearance for Sheffield United, Walker was called up to the England U19s in February 2009.[29] He made his début on 10 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 loss to Spain U19s.[30] Following his first run of regular Premier League starts, Walker was called up to the full England squad in February 2011 and again in March 2011.[31] However, he did not feature in any of the games played and pulled out of the squad in March due to an injury.

At the end of the 2010–11 season, Walker was named as part of the England squad which competed in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship competition in Denmark.[32] Despite the poor showing of the team who were knocked out in the first round, Walker was named in the Team of the Tournament.

His good form in the 2011–12 Premier League season saw him named in the England squad for a friendly against Spain. On 12 November, Walker made his England debut in the 1–0 win over Spain, coming on for Scott Parker as a substitute in the 85th minute.[33]

Walker went on to make his first start for England on 15 November, in a 1–0 win against Sweden, during which he won man-of-the-match.[34] He missed UEFA Euro 2012 because of a toe injury, suffered in a league game against Fulham.[35]

Walker played the first England game after Euro 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win against Italy.[36]

Sponsorship

In December 2012, Walker signed a boot deal with Nike to wear the T90 Laser IV which is also worn by Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.[37] From 2009 to 2012, he wore the GT Pro II boot by Umbro.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

Walker playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2015 League Cup Final
As of match played 15 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 2008–09[38] Championship 2 0 2 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 7 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2008–09[38] League One 9 0 — — — 9 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2009–10[39] Premier League 2 0 — — — 2 0
2010–11[40] Premier League 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2011–12[41] Premier League 37 2 5 0 0 0 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 2
2012–13[42] Premier League 36 0 1 0 2 0 11[lower-alpha 2] 0 50 0
2013–14[43] Premier League 26 1 1 0 3 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 34 1
2014–15[44] Premier League 15 0 0 0 3 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 21 0
2015–16[45] Premier League 33 1 2 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 2] 0 35 1
Total 150 4 9 0 8 0 23 0 189 4
Sheffield United (loan) 2009–10[39] Championship 26 0 2 0 — — 28 0
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2010–11[40] Championship 20 0 — — — 20 0
Aston Villa (loan) 2010–11[40] Premier League 15 1 3 1 — — 18 2
Career total 212 5 16 1 8 0 26 0 263 6

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International

As of match played 22 May 2016.[46]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2011 2 0
2012 2 0
2013 6 0
2015 3 0
2016 2 0
Total 15 0

Honours

Individual

References

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External links

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