Kenney Walker
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Walker | ||
Date of birth | December 23, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Wickliffe, Ohio, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Louisville Cardinals | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Chicago Fire Premier | 15 | (1) |
2012–2015 | LA Galaxy | 17 | (0) |
2013 | → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Carolina RailHawks (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2014 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2015 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016– | FC Cincinnati | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2016 |
Kenneth "Kenney" Walker (born December 23, 1988) is an American soccer player currently playing for FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League.
Career
College and amateur
Walker played college soccer for the University of Louisville between 2007 and 2011. During his time at college, Walker was All-Big East Conference Second Team in 2011.[1]
Walker also played for USL Premier Development League team Chicago Fire Premier between 2010 and 2011.[2][3]
Professional
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Los Angeles Galaxy selected Walker in the second round (No. 38 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[4] Walker made his debut for Galaxy on May 26, 2012 against Houston Dynamo.[5]
Walker was loaned to 2nd-division club Fort Lauderdale Strikers on July 26, 2013.[6] He was later recalled and loan to the Carolina RailHawks instead.[7] On December 7, 2015, Walker was announced as one of the first eleven signings for USL side FC Cincinnati, who will play their first season in 2016.[8] Kenney plays in Central Midfield.
Walker began play with FC Cincinnati in 2016.
Honors
- LA Galaxy
See also
References
- ^ Kenney Walker. "Player Bio: Kenney Walker - University of Louisville Official Athletic Site". Uoflsports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "2012 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "2012-05-26-HOU-v-LA". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5068
- ^ http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/08/la-galaxy-send-bryan-gaul-and-kenney-walker-loan
- ^ http://wvxu.org/post/fc-cincinnati-announces-first-eleven-players#stream/0
External links
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players
- Chicago Fire U-23 players
- LA Galaxy players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
- Carolina RailHawks players
- LA Galaxy II players
- Soccer players from Ohio
- LA Galaxy draft picks
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer players
- North American Soccer League players
- United Soccer League players
- FC Cincinnati players
- American soccer midfielder stubs
- University of Louisville stubs
- Association football midfielders