Kyle Walker-Peters

Kyle Leonardus Walker-Peters (born 13 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Southampton.

Not to be confused with Kyle Walker.

Kyle Walker-Peters
Personal information
Full name Kyle Leonardus Walker-Peters[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Edmonton, London, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 2
Youth career
2013–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Tottenham Hotspur 12 (0)
2020 → Southampton (loan) 10 (0)
2020– Southampton 18 (0)
National team
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015–2016 England U19 12 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 10 (0)
2017–2019 England U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Personal life

Walker-Peters was born in Edmonton, London.[4] His uncle Phil Walker was a former professional footballer who played for Millwall and Charlton Athletic.[5]

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Walker-Peters signed for Tottenham Hotspur on 1 July 2013.[4] In May 2015, he made his senior team debut in the post-season tour of Malaysia and Australia.[4] In December 2015, he received Premier League Under-21 player of the month for Spurs. February 2017 saw Walker-Peters sign a new contract until 2019.[6]

At the start of the 2017–18 season Walker-Peters made his full Premier League debut against Newcastle United helping to earn Tottenham a 2–0 away victory at St James' Park. Sky Sports went on to award him Man of the Match.[7] On 28 February 2018, he scored his first goal for Tottenham in the 6–1 win against Rochdale in the fifth round FA Cup tie.[8]

In the 2018–19 season, Walker-Peters made his first start of the season on 31 October 2017 in the EFL Cup tie against West Ham United that Tottenham won 3–1.[9] He also had his first appearance in the Premier League this season as a substitute in game against Leicester City.[10]

On 10 December 2018, Walker-Peters signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham following a contract signed earlier in May the same year.[11] He made his first start in the Champions League in the group round match against Barcelona, and despite a moment of poor play that led to a Barcelona goal, he performed well to block a goal in the second half. The match ended 1–1, which sent Tottenham through into the knockout stage together with their opponents.[12][13][14]

On 26 December 2018, Walker-Peters registered three assists during a 5–0 home win against Bournemouth, becoming the youngest player, aged 21 years and 257 days, to provide three assists in a Premier League game since Jermaine Pennant (aged 20 years and 227 days) made three in August 2003 for Leeds United against Middlesbrough.[15] On 29 January 2020, Walker-Peters joined fellow Premier League side Southampton on loan until the end of the season.[16]

Southampton

On 11 August 2020, he signed a permanent, five-year deal with Southampton for a reported fee of £12 million.[17] On 12 September 2020, Walker-Peters started his first game since his permanent switch in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace and was initially shown a straight red card by referee Jon Moss, but after Moss reviewed the pitchside monitor the decision was downgraded to a yellow card.[18]

International career

Walker-Peters was selected to take part in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup by coach Paul Simpson. He played in five matches and the final in which he helped England to win a first World Cup since 1966.[19][20]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[21] Premier League 3041101[lower-alpha 1]091
2018–19[22] Premier League 6020101[lower-alpha 1]0100
2019–20[23] Premier League 3000101[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 120613030241
Southampton (loan) 2019–20[23] Premier League 1000000—100
Southampton 2020–21[24] Premier League 1801010—200
Total 280101000300
Career total 400714030541
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

England U20

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Premier League Player Profile Kyle Walker-Peters". Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. "Kyle Walker-Peters". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. "Kyle Walker-Peters Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. Giacomelli, Marco (15 August 2017). "Kyle Walker-Peters' uncle Phil says family were so proud of Tottenham debut - 'even the Arsenal fans!'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. "Kyle Walker-Peters 'over the moon' after signing new Tottenham contract". Evening Standard. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. Burlaga, Kate (13 August 2017). "Newcastle 0-2 Tottenham: Dele Alli, Ben Davies on target as Jonjo Shelvey sees red". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. Rosser, Jack (28 February 2018). "Tottenham 6 Rochdale 1: Fernando Llorente hat-trick seals FA Cup win amid VAR woe and Wembley snow". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. Coombs, Dan (1 November 2018). "Tottenham fans are worried Kyle Walker-Peters is not strong enough". HITC.
  10. Farrell, Dom (8 December 2018). "'He is a great player'- Pochettino backs Walker-Peters as ready for Barcelona challenge". Goal.
  11. "Kyle Walker-Peters signs Tottenham contract extension". BBC Sport. 10 December 2018.
  12. Hytner, David (11 December 2018). "Lucas Moura's late goal takes Spurs through to last 16 in Barça draw". The Guardian.
  13. Liew, Jonathan (11 December 2018). "Barcelona vs Tottenham: Kyle Walker-Peters hauls himself from Camp Nou's imposing jaws". The Independent.
  14. Liew, Jonathan (12 December 2020). "Kyle Walker-Peters: 'I wanted a black hole to just swallow me up'". The Observer.
  15. Lavelle, Danny (26 December 2018). "Kyle Walker-Peters provides first hat-trick of assists of the season in Spurs' first-half blitz of Bournemouth". Squawka.
  16. "Kyle Walker-Peters: Spurs defender joins Saints on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  17. "Spurs complete Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg deal as Kyle Walker-Peters joins Saints". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  18. Cole, Jackson (12 September 2020). "Walker-Peters red card overturned". Talksport. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. "England U20s seal World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores and Freddie Woodman saves penalty". Daily Telegraph. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  20. "FIFA Tournaments - Kyle Walker-Peters". FIFA.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  21. "Games played by Kyle Walker-Peters in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  22. "Games played by Kyle Walker-Peters in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  23. "Games played by Kyle Walker-Peters in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  24. "Games played by Kyle Walker-Peters in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  25. McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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