31 Facts About Jonathan Walters

Jonathan Ronald Walters was born on 20 September 1983 and is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Jonathan Walters then went out on loan to Hull City, Crewe Alexandra and Barnsley before joining Hull permanently.

Jonathan Walters then went on to play for Wrexham and Chester City before finally finding regular football at Championship side Ipswich Town.

Jonathan Walters remained a regular at Stoke under managers Tony Pulis and Mark Hughes, scoring 62 goals in 271 appearances, before joining Burnley in July 2017.

Jonathan Walters scored five times for the Republic of Ireland in 2015 during their successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and was acknowledged with that year's FAI Senior International Player of the Year award.

Jonathan Walters signed for Hull City for a second time in 2004, this time on a permanent transfer.

Jonathan Walters thrived under the management of Mark Wright and scored ten goals in 33 matches.

Jonathan Walters had surgery on a niggling knee problem on 19 March 2008 and returned to action against Norwich City on 13 April in half the expected time.

Jonathan Walters made his Stoke debut on 21 August 2010 against Tottenham Hotspur.

Jonathan Walters scored in the next match against Chelsea and was named as Man of the Match.

Jonathan Walters had an up-and-down start but he's been fantastic for us.

Jonathan Walters signed a 12-month contract extension in August 2011.

In March 2012, Jonathan Walters won the Sir Stanley Matthews Potteries Footballers of the Year award for 2012.

Jonathan Walters made amends three days later, scoring twice in an FA Cup third round replay victory over Crystal Palace.

However, despite this Jonathan Walters insisted that he would not shy away from taking penalties.

Jonathan Walters's run of 102 consecutive league starts ended on 4 December 2013 against Cardiff City after picking up an injury.

Jonathan Walters scored from the spot in the next match against Norwich City but was later sent off for the first time in his career for a high challenge on Alexander Tettey.

Jonathan Walters scored winning goals against Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

Jonathan Walters vented his frustration with contract talks claiming the club were undervaluing him.

Jonathan Walters then scored in back-to-back matches against Leicester City and Bournemouth.

Jonathan Walters re-joined Ipswich Town, on loan, on 30 August 2018.

Jonathan Walters announced his retirement from football on 22 March 2019 after struggling to recover from his Achilles injury.

Jonathan Walters played for the Republic of Ireland B team against Scotland B team in 2007.

In 2010, Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni stated that he could give Jonathan Walters a call up to the national side in the future.

Jonathan Walters was called up in November 2010 for the friendly match against Norway and was brought on as a half-time substitute in that game to make his senior international debut.

In May 2021, Jonathan Walters was invited to join the coaching staff of Republic of Ireland U19s for a three-day training camp based in England.

In December 2022, Jonathan Walters was appointed Technical Director of League One club Fleetwood Town.

On 22 February 2024, following the departure of Ricky Martin, Jonathan Walters returned to former club Stoke City in the role of Interim Technical Director.

Jonathan Walters was brought up in Moreton, Merseyside, and the house in which he lived was opposite a number of community football pitches.

Jonathan Walters is married and has two daughters and a son.

Jonathan Walters's mother died when he was young and was brought up by his father James, along with his brothers Aidan and James and his sister Samantha.