| Stephen Walker | |
| Fullname: | Stephen John Walker[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, England[3] |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Whitby Town |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Middlesbrough |
| Years1: | 2016–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Middlesbrough |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Milton Keynes Dons(loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | West Auckland Town |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Whitby Town |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 10:17, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:17, 26 March 2019 (UTC) |
Stephen John Walker (born 11 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Whitby Town.
Walker signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2016.[3] He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, assisting an Ashley Fletcher goal and scoring a penalty in the penalty shoot-out during an EFL Cup tie with Notts County at the Riverside Stadium.[4] On 30 January 2019, Walker signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Middlesbrough.[5]
The following day, Walker was loaned to League Two club Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season.[6] Exactly one year later, on 31 January 2020, he joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season,[7] making his debut at Gresty Road against Oldham Athletic on 8 February 2020.[8] He scored his first professional goal, for Crewe in a 2–0 win over Macclesfield Town at Gresty Road, on 22 February 2020.[9]
On 16 October 2020, Stephen Walker signed a season-long loan deal with MK Dons, returning to stadium mk for a second spell with the Buckinghamshire outfit.[10] After appearing in twelve league games for the Dons, Walker was recalled by Middlesbrough on 13 January 2021.[11]
On 22 January 2021, Walker was then loaned again to Crewe until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] He scored the first goal of his new loan spell, equalising in a 1–1 draw at Blackpool on 2 March 2021.[13]
On 31 August 2021, Walker joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[14]
After being released by Middlesbrough in the early parts of 2023, Walker spent time on trial with Carlisle United in the summer.[15] In September 2023, he joined Northern Football League side West Auckland Town.[16]
In December 2023, he signed for Northern Premier League side Whitby Town.[17] At the end of the season, Walker signed a new contract with Whitby.[18]
Walker has represented England at U17, U18 and U19 level. In March 2018, Walker scored twice for England's under-18s against Qatar.[19]
In October 2018, Walker scored a hat-trick for the under-19s against Macedonia.[20] He then scored the winner in a qualifier against Iceland U19.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 7 | |||