1. Liam Walker was born on 13 April 1988 and is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gibraltar Football League side St Joseph's and the Gibraltar national team.
31 Facts About Liam Walker
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Liam Walker has played in England with Football League sides Portsmouth and Notts County, and in the Israeli Premier League with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.
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Liam Walker made his international debut for Gibraltar in November 2013, during their first official match.
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Liam Walker is Gibraltar's most capped player and all-time top goalscorer, with 7 goals.
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Liam Walker began his career in Algeciras CF, making his debut on 22 October 2006, against Ayamonte.
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Liam Walker received his first start on 22 May 2007, against CD Mairena.
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Liam Walker already had trials with Manchester United, Everton and Aston Villa as a teenager.
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In 2008 summer, after a short period at CD Quintanar del Rey, Liam Walker joined Atletico Zabal, but only appeared in eight matches, scoring six times.
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In January 2010, Liam Walker signed with UD Los Barrios, and made his debut on the 31st, against Puerto Real CF.
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Liam Walker scored his first goals on 27 April, against Sevilla FC C In May 2010, Walker returned to Linense, getting more playing time than his last spell, appearing in 13 matches and scoring once.
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In July 2012, Liam Walker was called by Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton to train with the club, after an impressive performance for Gibraltar.
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Liam Walker only made his debut on 21 August 2012, in an away match against Colchester United, coming in for Kieran Djilali who started on the bench.
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Liam Walker hit the post early in the second half and assisted Rodgers in the first goal of the match.
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Liam Walker then started in the following two games, before being dropped to the bench.
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Liam Walker scored his first league goal for Portsmouth against Scunthorpe United on 2 February 2013.
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Liam Walker scored his second on the 16th, against Carlisle United, from the penalty spot.
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Liam Walker finished the season with three assists, only behind Jed Wallace and Howard.
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Liam Walker was linked to a move for Aris Thessaloniki, but the deal fell through.
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On 9 January 2014, it was announced that Liam Walker had been released from his contract with CD San Roque after his buyout clause had been met.
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On 16 September 2014, Lincoln Red Imps announced that Liam Walker had returned to Gibraltar to play for them.
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In total Liam Walker appeared in 43 league matches for the club, scoring 24 goals.
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On 18 August 2016 it was announced that Liam Walker had signed for Europa FC, a regular Europa League participant and fellow Gibraltar Premier Division club.
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Liam Walker debuted for Europa on 18 September 2016 in the 2016 Pepe Reyes Cup against his former club Lincoln.
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Liam Walker tallied an assists and played all 90 minutes of the match.
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Liam Walker then went on trial with Notts County of EFL League Two and appeared in a pre-season friendly against Nottingham Forest.
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On 30 April 2018, Liam Walker left the Meadow Lane club after 19 official games "to pursue opportunities elsewhere".
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Liam Walker played in 2011 Island Games, starting in all Gibraltar's matches, and scoring a hat-trick against Ynys Mon on 27 June.
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Liam Walker stood as the only professional player in the national team.
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On 6 September 2016, Liam Walker scored his first international goal as Gibraltar made their World Cup qualifying debut against Greece.
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Liam Walker was named the FIFA Player of the Day following the match.
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In November 2020, Liam Walker became the first player to reach 50 caps for Gibraltar since the side joined UEFA.