Anton Walkes
English footballer (1997–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anton Charles Walkes (8 February 1997 – 19 January 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anton Charles Walkes | ||
Date of birth | (1997-02-08)8 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Lewisham, London, England | ||
Date of death | 19 January 2023(2023-01-19) (aged 25) | ||
Place of death | Miami, Florida, US | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Atlanta United (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2018 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Portsmouth | 35 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Atlanta United | 50 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Charlotte FC | 23 | (0) |
Total | 140 | (6) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walkes began his club career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, making one appearance for the club in the League Cup. In 2017, he was loaned to Atlanta United until the end of the 2017 season. Walkes was then loaned out to League One club Portsmouth, playing the remainder of the 2017–18 season before being signed by Portsmouth permanently in July 2018. He spent two further seasons with Portsmouth, winning the EFL Trophy in 2019, before returning to Atlanta United in January 2020. He was signed by Charlotte FC in 2022, where he remained until his death a year later due to a boat crash in Miami, Florida.