Brad Walker (footballer)

Bradley Paul Walker (born 25 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Shrewsbury Town.

Brad Walker
Walker with Hartlepool United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Bradley Paul Walker[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996[1]
Place of birth Billingham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2013 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Hartlepool United 107 (10)
2017–2019 Crewe Alexandra 28 (1)
2018–2019 → Wrexham (loan) 18 (4)
2019– Shrewsbury Town 28 (1)
2019 → Wrexham (loan) 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:52, 02 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Hartlepool United

Walker was born in Billingham, County Durham.[1] He began his career with Hartlepool United and signed a professional contract with the club in July 2013.[3][4] He made his Football League debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat away at Rochdale.[5]

Walker scored his first career goal in a 1–1 draw against Burton Albion in December 2013.[6]

His form saw him nominated for the League Two Apprentice of the Year Award at the 2014 Football League Awards with Jack Whatmough and Ben Purrington. Walker won the award one day after scoring in a 4–0 win for Hartlepool against Bristol Rovers.[7]

In January 2016, Walker played as a triallist in a Wolverhampton Wanderers U-21's match against Aston Villa.[8]

Crewe Alexandra

On 4 July 2017, Walker signed a two-year deal to join Crewe Alexandra. He scored his first Crewe goal, against Rotherham United in an FA Cup first round tie at Gresty Road, on 4 November 2017,[9] and his first league goal for Crewe, against Grimsby Town, at Gresty Road on 1 January 2018.[10]

On 30 August 2018, Walker joined Wrexham on a six-month loan.[11] He scored his first goal for Wrexham, a penalty, in a 1–1 draw at Chesterfield on 27 October 2018.[12]

Shrewsbury Town

On 9 January 2019, Walker signed for Shrewsbury Town, however was loaned back to Wrexham for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[13] He didn't make his debut for "The Shrews" until 10 August, coming on as a 79th minute-substitute during a 1–0 defeat at Milton Keynes Dons.[14] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in an EFL Trophy tie against Macclesfield Town on 13 November 2019.[15]

International career

Walker was called up for an England under-18s training camp in November 2013[16] and again in December 2013.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2012–13[18] League One 0000000000
2013–14[19] League Two 36320103[lower-alpha 1]0423
2014–15[20] League Two 28520101[lower-alpha 1]0325
2015–16[21] League Two 231301000271
2016–17[22] League Two 20100002[lower-alpha 2]0221
Total 1071070306012310
Crewe Alexandra 2017–18[23] League Two 27121103[lower-alpha 2]0332
2018–19[24] League Two 1000000010
Total 281211030342
Wrexham (loan) 2018–19[24] National League 18440—1[lower-alpha 3]0234
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[24] League One 0000000000
2019–20[25] League One 15031104[lower-alpha 2]1232
2020-21[26] League One 13111102[lower-alpha 2]0172
Total 281422061404
Wrexham (loan) 2018–19[24] National League 8000—1[lower-alpha 3]090
Career total 189161736017123020
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Brad Walker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. "Brad Walker". ESPN FC. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. "Brad Walker signs pro contract with Hartlepool Utd". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. "Brad Walker set to be fast-tracked into Hartlepool United first-team". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. "Rochdale 3–0 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. "Hartlepool 1–1 Burton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. "Hartlepool United's Brad Walker scoops League Two Apprentice of the Year award". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. "Walker to play trial game for Wolves". Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  10. "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. Hogan, Carl (30 August 2018). "BRADLEY WALKER JOINS WREXHAM AFC ON-LOAN FROM CREWE ALEXANDRA". Wrexham AFC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  12. "Chesterfield 1-1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  13. "Shrewsbury Town complete signing of Brad Walker". Shropshire Star. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. "MK Dons 1 Shrewsbury Town 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  15. "Shrewsbury Town 3 Macclesfield 1 - Report and pictures". shropshirestar.co.uk. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  16. "Walker called in to England training". Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  17. "Hartlepool United's Brad Walker called up to England training camp for second time". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  18. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  19. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  20. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  21. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  22. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  23. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  24. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  25. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  26. "Games played by Brad Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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