Nesta Guinness-Walker

Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker (born 14 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon, as a left back.

Nesta Guinness-Walker
Personal information
Full name Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
AFC Wimbledon
Number 18
Youth career
Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
2016–2018 Metropolitan Police
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Metropolitan Police
2019– AFC Wimbledon 35 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:50, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Personal life

He is the grandson of actor Matthew Guinness and the great-grandson of actor Sir Alec Guinness.[3]

Career

Guinness-Walker played youth football for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur,[4] before playing Sunday League football as a teenager.[2] He joined non-league Metropolitan Police at the age of 17.[2] Following a successful trial period he signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2019.[4] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town on 20 August 2019.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20[6] League One 231101020271
2020–21[7] League One 121101020161
Career total 352202040432

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. "Nesta Guinness-Walker - Defender - First team - AFC Wimbledon". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Exclusive interview with AFC Wimbledon prospect Nesta Guiness-Walker on looking to perform on a football pitch – not a stage or the big screen". 30 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "Nesta Guinness-Walker: AFC Wimbledon sign left-back from Metropolitan Police". BBC Sport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. "Ipswich 2-1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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