Kyle Andrew Walker ( wear 28 May 1990 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.
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Born and raised in Sheffield, Walker started his career at his boyhood club Sheffield United which he had joined at the age of seven. He was promoted to the first-team where he made his entire Sheffield United debut at 18 years honest-to-god against Leyton Orient after a loanword spell at Northampton Town. He impressed whilst bet for the Blades and played in the 2009 Championship play-off concluding in their get the better of against Burnley. His performances earned him a move to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, before being immediately loaned back to Sheffield United. After further loanword spells at Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa, he cemented his invest in Tottenham ‘s first team. His performances earned him a call-up to the England national team where he made his debut against Spain. After five more seasons at Tottenham, Walker joined Manchester City for a tip of £45 million. Walker has subsequently won three Premier League titles, four EFL Cup trophies and one FA Cup whilst at City. He has besides played for England at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020. He has been named in the PFA Team of the Year three times in : 2011–12, 2016–17 and 2017–18 .
early life [edit ]
Walker was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, [ 4 ] and is of jamaican origin. [ 5 ] He grew up in the Sharrow area of the city, [ 6 ] and attended Porter Croft Infant & Junior School, followed by High Storrs School until 2006. [ 7 ]
Club career [edit ]
Sheffield United [edit ]
Walker joined boyhood club Sheffield United, [ 8 ] at the age of seven after being recommended by coach Paul Archer at Football Unites, Racism Divides and progressed through the ranks to become a regular fastness in the reserves by 2008. [ 6 ] In November 2008, he was allowed to join League One club Northampton Town on a one-month loanword to gain first-team experience, [ 9 ] making his debut on 15 November 2008 in a kill by Oldham Athletic. [ 10 ] His one-month lend was belated extended into January, [ 11 ] before he finally returned to Bramall Lane having played nine matches for the Cobblers. [ 12 ] soon after returning to his parent club, Walker made his full debut for Sheffield United on 13 January 2009, starting in a third gear round FA Cup marry against Leyton Orient. [ 13 ] With the Blades losing a number of players to injury in the close up weeks of the season, Walker was a surprise inclusion in the startle line up for the crucial last two matches of the season, making his full league debut for the club on 25 April 2009 against Swansea City. [ 14 ] After two great performances he retained his place as Sheffield United entered the play–offs, starting both matches against Preston North End and the concluding against Burnley at the end of May 2009. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] By playing in the final, Walker became the youngest sheffield United player always to play at Wembley Stadium. [ 17 ]
Tottenham Hotspur [edit ]
On 22 July 2009, Walker left Sheffield United to join Tottenham Hotspur along with companion defender Kyle Naughton for a compound fee of £9 million, but was loaned back to United for the duration of the 2009–10 season as part of the distribute. [ 18 ] While at Bramall Lane he was virtually always present at right-back for the beginning half of the season but was unexpectedly recalled back to Spurs on 1 February 2010, fair before the close of the January 2010 transfer window, after Alan Hutton was loaned out to Sunderland. [ 19 ] Walker made his debut for Tottenham on Saturday 27 March 2010, in a 2–0 victory over Portsmouth and went on to make one more league appearance that temper. [ 20 ]
At the originate of the follow season, Walker went out on loanword once more signing an initial six-month hand with Queens Park Rangers ( QPR ) due to injuries at the club in the right-back status. [ 21 ] In mid-october, his loanword was extended until 3 January 2011. [ 22 ] After he had left QPR, Walker joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. [ 23 ] He scored on his debut only nine minutes into the match against former golf club Sheffield United in the third base round of the FA Cup in January 2011. [ 24 ] At the startle of February, Walker scored his beginning Premier League goal and first senior league goal, a 30-yard assume low into the left corner against Fulham. [ 25 ] He returned to his parent baseball club at the goal of the 2010–11 temper after scoring two goals in 18 appearances in all competitions for Aston Villa. On leaving Villa Park, Walker suggested that he would be glad to return to the clubhouse the follow season, [ 26 ] as first team opportunities were express [ 27 ] but Tottenham Hotspur coach Harry Redknapp later stated that he did not wish to sell the defender. [ 28 ] Walker subsequently agreed to a narrow extension at Tottenham until 2016. [ 29 ] Walker was chosen in the begin eleven for Tottenham ‘s opening match of the 2011–12 season, against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 22 August 2011. [ 30 ] On 2 October, he scored the winning goal in the North London bowler hat against Arsenal from 25-yards out. Tottenham won the match 2–1. [ 31 ] On 22 April 2012, Walker was named as the PFA Young Player of the Year, beating the likes of Sergio Agüero, Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and teammate Gareth Bale to the award, ampere well as being named in the PFA Team of the Year. [ 32 ] On 29 April, he scored a free kick from 25 yards to help Tottenham beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 at White Hart Lane. [ 33 ] On 3 May 2012, Walker was awarded with a new five-year condense, that runs until 2017. [ 34 ] Walker ‘s performance against Manchester United in March 2012 saw him at defect for two of the confrontation ‘s goals in a 3–1 frustration. [ 35 ] He began his following season in a exchangeable vein ; he was at fault for Chelsea ‘s 4th goal in the 4–2 kill at White Hart Lane, getting shrugged off the ball easily by Juan Mata. [ 36 ] He was ever-present in the first half of the season in the Premier League, with the exception of the 3–0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage ; this included playing 90 minutes in the 3–2 succeed over Manchester United, which was Tottenham ‘s foremost victory at Old Trafford in 23 years. [ 37 ] [ citation needed ]
Walker playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 On 28 October 2013, it was announced that Walker had signed a newfangled shrink with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2019. [ 38 ] Walker was part of the team that lost 2–0 to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the 2015 League Cup Final on 1 March. [ 39 ] On 8 August 2015, Walker was involved in an own goal which led to Tottenham suffering a defeat in the hands of Manchester United in the season opener and it besides became the first goal of the fresh season. [ 40 ] On 20 April 2017, Walker was named as right-back in the PFA Team of the year for the second time. [ 41 ]
Manchester City [edit ]
On 14 July 2017, Walker signed a five-year contract with Tottenham ‘s Premier League rivals Manchester City, [ 42 ] in a transfer reported to be worth an initial £45 million fee, rising to £50 million with add-ons, making it one of the most expensive football transfers. [ 43 ] He made his competitive introduction for City against Brighton on 12 August 2017, a bet on where many media outlets labelled him as the best player. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] however, during Walker ‘s home debut for Manchester City he was sent off for two scandalmongering card offences against Everton, which was thought to be a harsh decision by referee Bobby Madley. [ 46 ] Walker was selected and region of the police squad that beat arsenal 3–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2018 EFL Cup Final to claim his and City ‘s first base trophy of the 2017–18 season. [ 47 ] Walker signed a raw contract with the club in June 2019. [ 48 ] On 6 November 2019, in a Champions League aside match against Atalanta, Walker volunteered to go in finish for the last 10 minutes after substitute goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was sent off ; he did not concede as the match ended 1–1. [ 49 ] [ 50 ]
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On 5 April 2020, the club began a disciplinary operation against Walker after it was reported that he had broken national lockdown rules and invited two sexual activity workers to his home amid the global coronavirus pandemic. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] On 7 May 2020, it was again reported that he had broken lockdown rules by travelling to Sheffield to give a present to his baby and hugging her. He subsequently admitted that he besides visited his parents to pick up food. Manchester City said they would not discipline him for this, citing the trips being for personal reasons. He belated tweeted that he felt he and his family were being harassed and that the reports were affecting the mental health of his whole family. [ 53 ]
International career [edit ]
Before having even made a league appearance for Sheffield United, Walker was called up to the England U19s in February 2009. [ 54 ] He made his début on 10 February, coming on as a second-half alternate in a 3–0 loss to Spain U19s. [ 55 ] Following his inaugural run of regular Premier League starts, Walker was called up to the full England police squad in February 2011 and again in March 2011. [ 56 ] however, he did not feature in any of the matches played and pulled out of the squad in March due to an injury. [ citation needed ] At the end of the 2010–11 season, Walker was named as region of the England police squad that competed in the 2011 UEFA european Under-21 Championship competition in Denmark. [ 57 ] Despite the inadequate express of the team, who were knocked out in the beginning round, Walker was named in the team of the Tournament. [ 58 ] His good form in the 2011–12 season saw him make his senior England début in the 1–0 win over Spain, coming on for Scott Parker as a stand-in in the 85th moment. [ 59 ] He made his first start on 15 November, in a 1–0 acquire against Sweden, after which he was the man-of-the-match. [ 60 ] He missed the 2012 european Championships because of a toe injury, suffered in a league match against Fulham. [ 61 ] Walker played the first England match after Euro 2012, a 2–1 win against Italy. [ 62 ] He was named in the 23-man England home team team for the 2018 World Cup. [ 63 ] Walker was deployed as a centre-back in a back three by England ‘s coach Gareth Southgate. [ 64 ] In June 2019, he scored an own goal against the Netherlands national team as England went out at the semi-final stage of the 2019 UEFA Nations League. [ 65 ] He was not selected for England ‘s team for the European Championship qualifiers at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. [ 66 ] On 5 September 2020, he was sent off in a 1–0 Nations League win away to Iceland, the first Englishman to get an international crimson menu since Raheem Sterling in June 2014. [ 67 ] On 1 June 2021 Walker was named in the 26-Man squad for the reschedule UEFA Euro 2020. His performances during the tournament earned him a topographic point in the UEFA Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament as England made it to their first final in a major tournament since 1966. [ 68 ]
In December 2012, Walker signed a boot hand with Nike to wear the T90 Laser IV which were besides worn by Wayne Rooney. [ 69 ] From 2009 to 2012, he wore the SX Valor, SX Flare, Stealth Pro, Speciali, Stealth Pro II, GT Pro, and GT Pro II boots by Umbro. [ 70 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 24 November 2021
International [edit ]
- As of match played 12 November 2021[85]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2011
2
0
2012
2
0
2013
6
0
2015
3
0
2016
10
0
2017
9
0
2018
12
0
2019
4
0
2020
5
0
2021
12
0
Total
65
0
Honours [edit ]
Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
England U19
England
Individual