Aaron Walker (born June 4, 1990) is an American

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player who plays as a

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for South Georgia Tormenta in

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Youth and college

Aaron Walker was born on June 4, 1990, in

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. He played youth soccer in the North Atlanta Soccer Association in

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, and attended Etowah High School. In 2008, he matriculated to

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in nearby

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. He started for the men's soccer team, the Stormy Petrels in

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, for all four of his years at the school. In 2011, his senior year, the Stormy Petrels advanced to their first-ever

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championship, and Walker was named to the All-SCAC First Team. Walker graduated from Oglethorpe in 2012.

Career

After college, Walker played for

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in the

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in 2012 and 2013. From 2013 to 2016, he played for BI/Bolungarvik in 1. deild karla, the second-tier professional league in Iceland. On January 6, 2017,

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side

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer Leag ...

announced that they had signed Walker for their 2017 season. In a quote on the club's website, head coach

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said, "We were impressed by Aaron during the Open Tryout last month and we feel are pleased that we have a player coming from our tryout for the second straight year. We think he will be a good fit." However, John Harkes was fired by the club on February 17, 2017, and Walker ultimately saw no playing time in competitive matches during the 2017 season. On October 25, the club announced they had not exercised their option to keep Walker for the 2018 season. In 2018, Walker returned to his native Georgia to play for amateur club

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in the

. He served as captain for the 2018 season and notched six goals and four assists. In February 2019, Walker, as well as his former FC Cincinnati teammate Dallas Jaye, signed with

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in the third-tier professional league

. The two were reunited with their former coach

, who was serving as the head coach and sporting director for Greenville Triumph. Walker re-signed with Greenville on January 11, 2022. Walker joined USL League One side South Georgia Tormenta on July 26, 2024. Walker moved into a player-coach role for Tormenta ahead of the 2025 season.

References

External links

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Profile at FC Cincinnati Website
1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Woodstock, Georgia Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) American men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Georgia Revolution FC players Vestri (men's football) players FC Cincinnati players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Greenville Triumph SC players Tormenta FC players National Premier Soccer League players 1. deild players USL League One players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland 21st-century American sportsmen Player-coaches {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub