Alex Walker | |
Fullname: | Alexander Walker |
Birth Date: | 1984 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bellshill, Scotland |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | –2003 |
Youthclubs1: | Rangers |
Years1: | 2003–2005 |
Clubs1: | Rangers |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2004 |
Clubs2: | → Clyde (loan) |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2005–2010 |
Clubs3: | Greenock Morton |
Caps3: | 84 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 2010 |
Clubs4: | → Brechin City (loan) |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs5: | East Stirlingshire |
Caps5: | 18 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 2 September 2011 |
Alexander Walker (born 25 April 1984) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Walker has previously played for Rangers and Greenock Morton, as well as having loan spells at Clyde and Brechin City. He played mainly as a defender, although he also played in midfield.
He began his career at Rangers, where he made 2 appearances. Walker made his senior league début in a 1–0 win over Motherwell at Fir Park, coming off the bench to replace Hamed Namouchi.[1] Walker had a six-month loan spell at Clyde in which he made his Bully Wee début in a 1–0 victory at Broadwood Stadium against Ross County. During this time, Walker won the SFL young player of the month award for September 2004.[2] After his short-term deal at Broadwood, Walker went to Sweden for a couple of months but decided to come back home. he joined Morton in July 2005.[3] Walker made his Morton début in a 3–2 (AET) Challenge Cup win over Gretna, in which assistant boss at Morton, Derek Collins, and later-to-be teammate Ryan McGuffie played for the opposition.[4] His senior league debut was the following week against Raith Rovers, in which Morton triumphed 2–0 in front of 3,222 fans.[5] He signed a new contract in May 2009, for another year at Morton.[6] Being out of contract in the summer, and struggling for fitness, Walker was loaned to Brechin City for three months in January 2010.[7] Walker suffered a recurrence of a groin injury, where he underwent surgery but remained at Brechin until April.[8] He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.[9] After his release from Morton, Walker decided to go part-time and was signed up by ex-manager Jim McInally at East Stirlingshire for the 2010–11 season.[10]