Christian Walton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Timothy Walton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 November 1995||
Place of birth | Wadebridge, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Luton Town (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
2013 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Bury (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016– | → Luton Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | England U20 | 7 | (0) |
2016– | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 26 November 2016 (UTC). |
Christian Timothy Walton (born 9 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Luton Town, on loan from Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. He has represented England at under-19 and under-20 levels.
Club career
Plymouth Argyle
Born in Wadebridge, Cornwall,[1] Walton began his career at the age of 10 in the Plymouth Argyle youth system.[3] He was named in a matchday squad for the first time three days after his 16th birthday for an FA Cup first round fixture against Stourbridge, remaining an unused substitute as the match resulted in a 3–3 draw.[2][4]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 15 February 2013, Walton signed for Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion, where he completed his scholarship, before signing a three-year professional contract in the summer of 2013.[3] During the 2013–14 season, Walton was twice an unused substitute in consecutive matches, a 3–1 home win over Leicester City on 7 December 2013,[5] prior to a 1–0 away win over Middlesbrough one week later.[6] In the build-up to the 2014–15 season, Walton signed a new four-year contract with the club on 8 July 2014.[7] He was an unused substitute on the opening day of the season, a 1–0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.[8] Walton made his professional debut for Brighton aged 18 in a 2–0 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup fourth round on 29 October 2014.[9] Six days later, he made his Football League debut in a 1–0 home win over Wigan Athletic.[10] Walton made his second consecutive starting appearance in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on 8 November 2014.[11] He returned to the starting lineup on the final day of the season in a 0–0 draw with Middlesbrough, his first appearance since November.[12] In addition to his four appearances for Brighton, Walton also kept two clean sheets.[13]
Loan spells
Bury
On 21 July 2015, Walton signed for newly promoted League One club Bury on a season-long loan deal.[13] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 with Doncaster Rovers on the opening day of the 2015–16 season.[14] Walton returned to Brighton on 1 September 2015 due to an underlying groin injury, after making six appearances for Bury.[15]
Plymouth Argyle
On 19 November 2015, Walton joined former club Plymouth Argyle on loan until 3 January 2016 as cover for the injured Luke McCormick.[16] He made his Plymouth debut in a 2–1 home defeat to arch-rivals Exeter City two days later.[17] After a further three starting appearances, Walton returned to Brighton upon the expiration of his loan spell.[18]
Luton Town
On 24 June 2016, Walton signed for League Two club Luton Town on a season-long loan, linking back up with Nathan Jones who was first-team coach for his first three years at Brighton.[19] He made his Luton debut on the opening day of the 2016–17 season in a 3–0 away win over Plymouth Argyle.[20] During a 0–0 away draw with Notts County on 29 October, Walton saved a Vadaine Oliver penalty to keep a clean sheet for Luton, which extended the club's unbeaten league run to seven matches and earned him a place in the English Football League Team of the Week.[21]
International career
Walton's first international call-up was for England under-19s for their friendly against Turkey on 5 March 2014.[22] He came on as a 76th-minute substitute for Mitchell Beeney during the 3–0 win.[23] His first England under-20 call-up came for their first fixture of the 2014–15 season, a friendly against Romania,[24] which Walton featured in to win his first cap.[25] Walton was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time for their matches against United States under-23 and Norway under-21 on 25 August 2015.[26] However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad six days later after sustaining a groin injury playing for Bury in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.[27] Walton's next England under-21 call-up came on 3 October 2016 for their matches against Kazakhstan under-21 and Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21.[28] He won his first cap against Bosnia and Herzegovina, keeping a clean sheet in a 5–0 win on 11 October 2016.[29]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2016
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2013–14[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15[31] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2015–16[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[33] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Bury (loan) | 2015–16[32] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2015–16[32] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Luton Town (loan) | 2016–17[33] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- English Football League Team of the Week: 24–30 October 2016[21]
References
- 1 2 3 "Christian Walton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1 2 "C. Walton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1 2 Jago, Will (15 February 2013). "Albion Sign Christian Walton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Plymouth 3–3 Stourbridge". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Brighton: Jake Forster-Caskey and Christian Walton sign new deals". BBC Sport. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Hytner, David (29 October 2014). "Tottenham cruise into last eight as Érik Lamela and Harry Kane sink Brighton". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Brighton 1–0 Wigan: Gary Gardner nets first-minute winner as Sami Hyypia's side claim first win in 12 games". Daily Mail. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough 0 Albion 0". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Christian Walton: Bury sign Brighton & Hove Albion keeper". BBC Sport. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Michael (8 August 2015). "Bury 1–1 Doncaster Rovers". Bury F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Camillin, Paul (1 September 2015). "Christian Walton returns to Brighton from Bury". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ Camillin, Paul (19 November 2015). "Brighton keeper Christian Walton joins Plymouth on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Errington, Chris (21 November 2015). "Plymouth Argyle 1 Exeter City 2: Match report". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Errington, Chris (3 January 2016). "Goalkeeper Christian Walton returns to Brighton after Plymouth Argyle loan ends". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Hatters sign Brighton keeper Christian Walton". Luton Town F.C. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (6 August 2016). "Hatters head to the top after superb Plymouth win". Luton Today. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- 1 2 Butcher, Alex (31 October 2016). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". English Football League. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Reid, Jamie (24 February 2014). "Noel Blake names England U19s squad for Turkey fixture". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ Reid, Jamie (5 March 2014). "England U19s shine in Chester as Young Lions beat Turkey". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Reid, Jamie (28 August 2014). "Aidy Boothroyd names U20 squad to face Romania". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ Reid, Jamie (5 September 2014). "Boothroyd's boys hit Romania for six in Telford". The Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Collins, Ben (25 August 2015). "Duncan Watmore and Bury keeper Christian Walton named in England Under-21 squad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ Nelson, Craig (31 August 2015). "Bury keeper Christian Walton is withdrawn from England U21 squad". Bury Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (3 October 2016). "Luton keeper earns England U21 call-up". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (11 October 2016). "Clean sheet for Luton keeper on England U21s debut". Luton Today. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Christian Walton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Christian Walton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Christian Walton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Christian Walton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External links
- Christian Walton profile at the official Luton Town F.C. website
- Christian Walton profile at the official Football Association website
- Christian Walton career statistics at Soccerbase