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Kenney Walker
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Walker
Date of birth (1988-12-23) December 23, 1988 (age 35)
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)
2013Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 1 (0)
2013Carolina RailHawks (loan) 11 (0)
2014LA Galaxy II (loan) 7 (1)
2015LA 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

Walker with FC Cincinnati in 2016

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

  1. ^ Kenney Walker. "Player Bio: Kenney Walker - University of Louisville Official Athletic Site". Uoflsports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "2012-05-26-HOU-v-LA". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  6. ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5068
  7. ^ http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2013/08/la-galaxy-send-bryan-gaul-and-kenney-walker-loan
  8. ^ http://wvxu.org/post/fc-cincinnati-announces-first-eleven-players#stream/0