Nick Walker (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Walker | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Michigan Bucks | 12 | (0) |
2014 | FC Dallas | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Puerto Rico Bayamón (loan) | ||
2017 | Nykøbing FC | ||
2017 | Michigan Bucks | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2018 |
Nicholas Walker (born January 23, 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Walker played four years of college soccer at Farleigh Dickinson University between 2010 and 2013.[1] Was a two-time all-North Atlantic region first team selection at Fairleigh Dickinson. Was also named 2013 Northeast Conference Defender of the Year as a senior. Walker started 69 of the 71 games he played as a four-year starter for the Knights. He finished his collegiate career with four goals.[2]
Walker also made twelve appearances for USL PDL club Michigan Bucks in 2013.[3]
FC Dallas
[edit]On January 21, 2014, Walker was drafted in the third round (43rd overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. He signed with Dallas on March 19, 2014.[4]
Walker made his professional debut on June 11, 2014 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2-2 draw against Portland Timbers.[5]
On August 6, 2014, Walker was loaned to Puerto Rican club Bayamón FC. He scored his first goal in a Concacaf Champions League match against Club America.[6]
In December 2014, FC Dallas declined the option to sign Walker for the 2015 season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholas Walker - 2013 - Men's Soccer".
- ^ "Nicholas Walker | FC Dallas".
- ^ "Nicholas Walker | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "FDU's Nicholas Walker Signs with FC Dallas".
- ^ "PORvsDAL 06-11-2014 | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ "Nicholas Walker loaned to Bayamón FC of the Puerto Rican Soccer League | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ "FC Dallas announces roster moves ahead of 2014 Expansion Draft". FCD Press Services. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers
- Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's soccer players
- Flint City Bucks players
- Footballers from Port of Spain
- FC Dallas players
- Bayamón Fútbol Club players
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico
- FC Dallas draft picks
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- Trinidad and Tobago football biography stubs