Jayden Walker | |
Birth Date: | 1996 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Height: | 188cm (74inches) |
Weight: | 101kg (223lb) |
Club1: | De La Salle Caringbah |
Year1start: | 2018 |
Year1end: | present |
Appearances1: | 360 |
Tries1: | 24 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 96 |
Teama: | Italy |
Yearastart: | 2016 |
Yearaend: | 17 |
Appearancesa: | 7 |
Triesa: | 2 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 8 |
Source: | [1] [2] |
Updated: | 18 May 2018 |
Jayden Walker (born 13 August 1996) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who is contracted to the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a .
The son of former professional rugby league footballer Shane Walker,[3] Walker played his junior rugby league for De La Salle Caringbah. He is of Italian descent.
Walker was signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to play for their S. G. Ball Cup side, before moving into their National Youth Competition side in 2014.[4] On Australia Day in 2015, he was arrested for verbally abusing police and resisting arrest, having been initially approached by authorities for possessing alcohol in an alcohol-free zone.[5] In May 2016, he admitted to using recreational drugs and was banned from playing by the Sharks for 12 weeks.[6] Walker played 14 NYC games for the Sharks between 2014 and 2016.[7]
Walker was selected to represent Italy at the 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament in late 2016. He played in all 3 of Italy's matches, scoring a try against Russia.[8] In 2017, Walker played for the Sharks' feeder team, the Newtown Jets, in the New South Wales Cup. Walker scored a try for Italy in their 24–24 draw against Malta on 8 October,[9] and was a member of Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup.[10]
In November 2017, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Penrith Panthers for 2018.[11]
Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | width=20px | T ! | width=20px | G ! | width=20px | FG ! | Points |
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22 October 2016 | 2017 World Cup qualifying | ||||||||||
29 October 2016 | |||||||||||
4 November 2016 | |||||||||||
8 October 2017 | |||||||||||
29 October 2017 | 2017 World Cup | ||||||||||
5 November 2017 | |||||||||||
10 November 2017 |