Ethan Walker (born 28 July 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

Club career

Preston North End

Walker signed his first professional contract in October 2018 and in December 2018, he became the youngest player to appear in a league game for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syst ...

when he came on a substitute in a 1–1 draw against

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

at the age of 16 years and 156 days. On 12 December 2019, Walker joined

Altrincham F.C. Altrincham Football Club is a professional football club based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1891 and nicknamed "the Robins", they are currently members of and play at Moss Lane. History Altrincham was established ...

on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season. He was still available to play for Preston's youth team's during his loan spell at Altrincham. However, he was recalled on 14 January 2020 and later on the same month, he joined

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English Association football, football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1 ...

on loan instead, until the end of the season along with fellow Preston teammate

Adam O'Reilly Adam Kieran O'Reilly (born 11 May 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derry City in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He made his professional debut for Preston North End in December 2018, aged 17 before ...

. On 12 September 2020, Walker joined

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Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

on a season-long loan. After appearing in four league games for the Cumbrians, Walker was recalled by his parent club

on 8 January 2021. In September 2021, he joined

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side

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional association football, football club based in Medlar-with-Wesham, Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm Sports Village, Mill Farm. Originally kn ...

on loan for a month. He returned to Preston after only two games due to injury, but re-joined the Coasters in November until January 2022. Walker was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Blackburn Rovers

On 30 May 2022, it was announced that Walker had signed for

on a two-year deal.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Ethan 2002 births Living people English footballers Association football forwards Preston North End F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players AFC Fylde players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players