Lamar Walker (born 26 September 2000) is a Jamaican professional

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who plays for Majd and the Jamaica national team.

Early life and education

Walker played his schoolboy football at Clarendon College in Jamaica.

Career

Club

Walker played for

Portmore United Portmore United Football Club is a Jamaican professional football team in the top flight Jamaica Premier League. With 7 Jamaica Premier League titles, 5 JFF Champions Cup and 2 Caribbean Club Championships, Portmore United is the most decorat ...

in Jamaica. On 29 January 2021, Walker signed with

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of the

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. Walker moved back to Portmore United in his native Jamaica in 2022, after winning the domestic

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, he made a move to the

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club

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International

He debuted internationally in his national youth team with the Jamaica U22 team for the

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. On 12 October 2019, he made his senior debut with 2–0 victory against

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in the

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. On 15 October 2019, Walker scored his first goal for Jamaica against Aruba and won two consecutive games with a 0–6 victory in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International goals

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.''

Honors

Portmore United * Jamaica National Premier League: 2018–19 *

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: 2019

References

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* * 1999 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Jamaica men's international footballers Sportspeople from Spanish Town Footballers from Saint Catherine Parish Men's association football midfielders USL Championship players UAE First Division League players Portmore United F.C. players Miami FC players Al Dhaid SC players Majd FC players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub