Jake Thomas Walker (born 3 November 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back and right-sided midfielder for Cymru Premier team Newtown. Walker is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and made one appearance for the senior side in the 2020-21 FA Cup, as well as appearing in the EFL Trophy for their U21 side. He has previously played on loan at Southern Football League sides Banbury United and Alvechurch.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Thomas Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Bayston Hill, Shropshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newtown | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Banbury United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Alvechurch (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Newtown | 37 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2022 | |||
Walker joined the Aston Villa Academy at the age of nine and was given his first professional contract, a two-year deal, in 2019.[3] Walker joined Banbury United on loan until the end of the season in January 2020.[4] He joined Alvechurch on loan in October 2020, but was recalled in January 2021.[5] Walker was named in the Aston Villa starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool.[6]
Walker was released by Aston Villa at the end of the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 7 August 2021, Walker signed a semi-professional contract with Newtown in the Cymru Premier.[8] He made his debut on 15 August 2021, in a 4–1 defeat to The New Saints.[9] During his first season, he moved from defence into midfield.[3] He scored his first goal in senior football on 18 December 2021, in a 2–0 victory over Flint Town United.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2019–20[11] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[12] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Aston Villa | 2020–21[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Banbury United (loan) | 2019–20[13] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Alvechurch (loan) | 2020–21[14] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Newtown | 2021–22[15] | Cymru Premier | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
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