Ryan Walker (soccer) explained

Ryan Walker
Birth Date:4 November 1974
Birth Place:Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1992–1993
Youthclubs1:Sacramento State Hornets
Youthyears2:1994–1996
Youthclubs2:Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Years1:1997–1998
Clubs1:Myrtle Beach Seadawgs
Caps1:?
Goals1:13
Years2:1999
Clubs2:Wilmington Hammerheads
Caps2:17
Goals2:14
Years3:1999
Clubs3:Charleston Battery (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:1
Years4:2000
Clubs4:Raleigh Capital Express
Caps4:28
Goals4:9
Years5:2000
Clubs5:Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2001
Clubs6:Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps6:26
Goals6:9

Ryan Walker is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the USL A-League.

In 1993, Walker began his college career at Sacramento State University.[1] In 1995, he transferred to Coastal Carolina University. In his two seasons at Coastal Carolina, he scored twenty-six goals, adding fifteen assists, in forty games.[2] In February 1997, the Charleston Battery selected Walker in the Territorial round of the 1997 A-League Draft.[3] Walker did not join Charleston, but signed with the Myrtle Beach Seadawgs of the USISL D-3 Pro League instead. When David Irving, head coach of the Seadawgs moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads in 1999, Walker made the move as well.[4] He was First Team All League that season.[5] The Hammerheads sent Walker on loan to the Charleston Battery for the Battery's final regular season game.[6] In 2000, Walker moved up to the Raleigh Capital Express of the USL A-League.[7] Raleigh ceased operations at the end of the season and in February 2001, Walker moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks where he finished his career.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hornetsports.com/assets/sports/msoccer/2010%20Record%20Book.pdf Sac State soccer records
  2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/coas/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/08-coas-msoccer-mg-31-40.pdf Coastal Carolina soccer records
  3. http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16870/a-league-1997-draft.html 1997 A-League Draft
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=19990609&id=u3NJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NwsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5770,3341028 Battery to renew rivalry with Hammerheads
  5. http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1999.html#d3pro The Year in American Soccer - 1999
  6. http://www.uslfans.com/news/2000/news,2000,0120.shtml Battery Take on Raleigh Express in Regular Season Home Finale for Southern Derby Cup on Friday
  7. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.ralstax.html 2000 Raleigh Capital Express
  8. https://archive.today/20130630131243/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2001/news,2001,0028.shtml Newcomers Lead The Way -- Silverbacks additions include Edmundo Rodriguez