Jamil Walker

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Jamil Walker
Personal information
Full name	Jamil Walker
Date of birth	21 April 1981 April 21, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Rochester, NY, United States
Height	5'11
Position	forward/midfielder
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	22
Youth clubs
1999 2000-02	Air Force Santa Clara
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2003-04 2005–	San Jose Earthquakes D.C. United	29 (4) 41 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December, 2006.

Jamil Walker (born April 21, 1981 in Rochester, New York) is an American soccer forward and midfielder, who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

Walker played his first year of college soccer at the United States Air Force Academy, where he played 10 games, starting 7, and scored three goals and one assist. As a sophomore, Walker transferred to Santa Clara University. After unimpressive sophomore and junior seasons, Walker exploded for 14 goals as a senior, and being named first-team All-West Coast Conference.

Upon graduating, Walker was selected 39th overall by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, and signed to a developmental contract. Although Walker saw little playing time in 2003, he emerged as a sparkplug late in the season, finishing the regular season with four goals in just 365 minutes; his performances earned him a significant part in San Jose's playoff run, where he started three of four games, registering one goal and two assists as the team won the MLS Cup. Unfortunately for Walker, coach Frank Yallop left at the end of the year, and his replacement, Dominic Kinnear, was reluctant to play the relatively raw Walker. So, after a tremendous run in 2003, Walker played in only ten games in 2004, starting two, and registered no points.

After 2004, Walker was left exposed for the MLS Expansion Draft, and 15th overall by Chivas USA. He was released before the 2005 season and signed with DC United, where he would go on to start a majority of games in the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

D.C. United - Current Squad
1 Perkins | 2 Stokes | 4 Prideaux | 5 Erpen | 6 Mediate | 7 Donnet | 8 Moose | 10 Gómez | 11 Eskandarian | 12 Wilson | 14 Olsen | 16 Carroll | 17 Gros | 18 Rimando | 19 Simms | 21 deRoux | 22 McTavish | 23 Walker | 24 Carroll | 26 Namoff | 30 McIntosh | 32 Boswell | 99 Moreno | – Nolly | Coach: Nowak