Jeremy Walker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeremy Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulverstone, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hume City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TIS | |||
| 2011–2014 | Melbourne Heart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Melbourne Heart | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Oakleigh Cannons | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Hume City | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Concord Rangers | 28 | (0) |
| 2015 | Braintree Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Hume City | 26 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2016. | |||
Jeremy Walker (born 25 August 1993) is an Australian football (soccer) player from Tasmania who plays as a right back for Hume City in National Premier Leagues Victoria.[2]
Club career
In 2010 Walker featured in Season 3 of Fox8 television show Football Superstar in an attempt to win a NYL contract with Brisbane Roar but he was eliminated in the third episode.[3] He later signed with Oakleigh Cannons ahead on the 2011 Victorian Premier League season.[4]
Following his season at Oakleigh, Walker was signed as a member of Melbourne Heart's inaugural NYL squad.[5] During the 2012/13 he made his debut for the senior team in Round 9 against Sydney FC.[6] Later that season he was offered a senior contract by Heart and became the first player from Tasmania to earn a professional contract in the history of the A-League.[7] Walker made a total of 16 senior appearances for Melbourne Heart before being released at the conclusion of the 2013/14 season.[8]
Jeremy then returned to the NPL Victoria with Hume City FC and was named NPL Player of the Month in July.[9]
After the 2014 NPL Victoria season, Walker signed with Concord Rangers in the Conference South. He joined Braintree Town ahead of the 2015/16 season but returned to Concord Rangers on loan soon after.[10] Walker then returned to Australia, joining his former club Hume City once again.[2]
International career
In April 2013 Walker was called up to the Young Socceroos squad for a training camp held on the Central Coast.[11]
The next month he was also named in the Young Socceroos squad for a European training camp which included international friendly matches against the Netherlands U-21s (24 May) and the German U-21s (31 May).[12]
Personal life
Walker is of British and Portuguese descent.[13]
References
- ↑ "Jeremy Walker". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Hume City bolsters its squad ahead of 2016 campaign". Hume City FC. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Football Superstar – Episode One (Open Post)". 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Walter Pless on Association Football: Walker signs with Oakleigh Cannons". Walterplessonsoccer.blogspot.com.au. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Aloisi Confirms Youth Squad". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Walker's journey shows path from Tasmania | Hyundai A-League". A-league.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Walker signs professional contract". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Jeremy Walker looking for new A-League home". The Advocate. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "NPL Player of the Month: Jeremy Walker - FFV - NPL". Fox Sports Pulse. 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Aussie defender returns to Rangers on loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Heart trio named in Young Socceroos camp". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ "Heart trio selected for Young Socceroos Tour". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ↑ Ormond, Aidan. "The London adventures of Jez Walker". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2016.