Jamie Walker (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jamie Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Heart of Midlothian | 155 | (37) |
| 2011–2012 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2018– | Wigan Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Scotland U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2010 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:36, 15 March 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 August 2012 |
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Jamie Walker (born 25 June 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic as an attacking midfielder or winger. He has previously played for Hearts, Raith Rovers and represented Scotland at every youth international level.
Walker grew up in the Murrayburn area of Edinburgh and attended Forrester High School. A member of Hearts under-19 squad, Walker's performances in the early part of the 2011–12 season earned him a new three-year contract extending his stay with the club until 2014.
With Hearts in financial difficulty and wanting to bring through members of their under-19 squad into the first team, Walker was sent on loan to Raith Rovers in November 2011 to gain first team experience. He made his debut for Raith on 26 November 2011, in their 3–2 win against Hamilton. Walker only trained one day a week with Raith, with the rest being spent with Hearts due to their use of astroturf causing greater risk of injury. On 4 January 2012 his loan deal was extended for another month. After a brief period back at Hearts, he returned to Raith on 31 January 2012 for the rest of the 2011/12 season. He scored his first goal for Raith on 11 February, in a 2–2 draw with Ross County.
Walker made his first team debut for Hearts on 18 August 2012, appearing as a substitute in the 2–2 draw with Inverness CT at Tynecastle. Walker capped off his debut season with an individual goal against St Mirren in May 2013. He was awarded Hearts' Overall "Young Player of the Year" for season 2012/13.
Season 2013–14 started well for Walker, helping his side to a 1–0 victory over city rivals Hibernian. The following week Walker scored an equaliser against Partick Thistle away from home. He scored again against Aberdeen which helped his team to a 2–1 win. This win took the club to −8pts after starting with −15pts due to the club entering administration. Hearts were eventually relegated, but Walker helped them regain top division status by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Championship.
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