Tyler Walker (footballer)

Tyler Walker

Walker in Nottingham Forest kit, 2016
Personal information
Full name Tyler J. Andrew Walker[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 34
Youth career
2006– Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Nottingham Forest 21 (1)
2016 → Burton Albion (loan) 6 (1)
2016–2017 → Stevenage (loan) 8 (3)
2017 → Port Vale (loan) 6 (2)
National team
2015–2016 England U20 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2017.

Tyler J. Andrew Walker (born 17 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest. He is the son of former England defender Des Walker. An England under-20 international, he made his first-team debut for hometown club Nottingham Forest in March 2015. He has played on loan at Burton Albion, Stevenage, and Port Vale.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

2014–15 season

Walker made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest in the Championship as a substitute for Chris Burke in the 92nd minute of a 2–0 win over Rotherham United on 18 March 2015.[2] Walker's first professional goal followed on 7 April in a 2–2 draw with Brentford at Griffin Park after he entered the game as a first-half substitute, on only his fourth first-team appearance.[3] He signed a four-year contract with Forest in June 2015.[4]

2015–16 season

Owing much to a shortage of strikers and manager Dougie Freedman's willingness to give youth an opportunity, Walker played a number of games at the beginning of Forest's 2015–16 season. This included a start in the League Cup, a 4–3 defeat by Walsall at the City Ground on 11 August; a game in which he scored his second goal in professional football.[5] On 24 March, Walker joined League One club Burton Albion on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, where he would link-up with former Forest striker and Burton manager Nigel Clough.[6] Walker made his Burton debut four days later as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 defeat at Millwall.[7] In 'The Brewers' following game on 2 April, he came off the bench to score an injury-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Bury at the Pirelli Stadium.[8] He returned to Forest at the end of the season having made six appearances for Burton Albion, scoring one goal.

2016–17 season

Speaking in August 2016, new Forest manager Philippe Montanier stated that he was unable to assess Walker due to an injury that left him unable to play a part in pre-season.[9] On 31 August, Walker signed on loan with EFL League Two side Stevenage for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[10] He made his debut in a 6–1 win over Hartlepool United at Broadhall Way on 2 September; he scored a brace in the match, the first of which was an overhead kick from close range.[11] On 4 October, Walker scored on his debut in the EFL Trophy in a 2–2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion's U-23 side.[12] Having scored four goals in his first six games for 'The Boro', Walker missed a home game against Plymouth Argyle on 8 October after picking up a "freak injury" in training.[13] He eventually made his return from injury as a substitute in a 4–2 home defeat to Colchester United on 31 December.[14] Speaking after the match, manager Darren Sarll admitted that he "forgot just how good" Walker was.[15]

Walker's loan spell with Stevenage ended earlier than planned, as Forest recalled the player on 13 January with the intention of securing him with a loan move to a League One club.[16][17] Four days after his recall from Stevenage, Walker joined League One side Port Vale on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[18] He scored the opening goal on his debut with a "superb 20-yard strike" for 'The Valiants', before also going on to win a penalty in a 2–2 draw with Bury at Vale Park on 20 January.[19][17] Walker's poor luck with injuries continued, however, as he sustained a knee ligament injury the following month which caretaker-manager Michael Brown said would keep him out of action for the rest of the season.[20][21]

2017–18 season

Ahead of the 2017–18 season Forest manager Mark Warburton, who had been appointed as Montanier's permanent successor in March 2017, suggested that Walker would be involved with the first-team, claiming that he had "benefited from being in and around the first team squad here this summer" and that "other players need to go out on loan".[22]

International career

On 5 September 2015, Walker made his debut for the England under-20s and scored a brace in a 5–0 win over the Czech Republic.[23]

Style of play

Walker is a pacey and athletic forward.[24]

Personal life

Walker is the son of former Forest and England defender Des Walker[25][26] and elder brother of former Derby County striker Lewis Walker.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2017
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2014–15[28] Championship 710000—71
2015–16[29] Championship 1400011—151
2016–17[30] Championship 000000—00
2017–18[31] Championship 000010—10
Total 2110021—232
Burton Albion (loan) 2015–16[29] League One 6100000061
Stevenage (loan) 2016–17[30] League Two 8300001[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 1]94
Port Vale (loan) 2016–17[30] League One 6200000062
Career total 417002111449
  1. 1 2 Appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 16TH MAY 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Forest 2-0 Rotherham". Nottingham Forest F.C. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brentford 2-2 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Walker: Nottingham Forest Deal for Des Walker's Son". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Forest 3-4 Walsall". Nottingham Forest F.C. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Walker joins Burton". Nottingham Forest FC. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Millwall 2-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Burton Albion 1-1 Bury". BBC Sport. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Montanier hoping young Reds can emerge victorious from Lions' Den". Nottingham Post. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Walker makes loan move". Nottingham Forest F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Match Report". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Match Report: Stevenage 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2". Stevenage F.C. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nottingham Forest striker Tyler Walker's Stevenage progress halted by 'freak injury'". Nottingham Post. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Stevenage 2-4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  15. ↑ Storey, Matt (5 January 2017). "Sarll 'forgot how good' Tyler Walker is". Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Loan Players Return". Nottingham Forest F.C. 13 January 2017.
  17. 1 2 Baggaley, Mike (23 January 2017). "Port Vale: Tyler Walker impressed with Valiants after debut". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Tyler Walker: Port Vale sign Nottingham Forest striker on half-season loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Port Vale 2-2 Bury". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017.
  20. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (18 February 2017). "Port Vale 1, Bristol Rovers 1: Walker could be out for the season". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  21. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (8 April 2017). "Port Vale lose three players to long-term injury, manager reveals". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  22. ↑ Paul Taylor (5 August 2017). "Grant will return to Notts County but Walker will get the chance to impress with Nottingham Forest". Nottingham Post.
  23. ↑ "Two for Tyler on 20 Debut". Nottingham Forest F.C. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  24. ↑ Yousif, Layth (3 September 2016). "FEATURE: Tyler Walker looks forward to achieving goals with Stevenage". The Comet. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Tyler Walker: Nottingham Forest forward needs support - Jason Lee". BBC Sport. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Des Walker says son Tyler has much more talent than he did". BBC Sport. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Derby County: Rams sign Cheltenham teenager Thomas". BBC Sport. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Tyler Walker in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Tyler Walker in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tyler Walker in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Tyler Walker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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