Walker attended Francis Parker High School, and played for the Surf FC club team, before going on to play four years of college soccer at the University of California, Irvine. He was named to the All-Big West first team and led his team in goals as a junior in 2009, while as a senior in 2010 he was named to the NSCAA All-Far West Region first team and the All-Big West first-team, was the Big West Co-Offensive Player of the Year, and was voted as one of TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 20 Players to Watch. He finished his college career as UCI's all-time leader in games played with 85, scoring 27 goals in the process.
Walker was invited to the 2011 adidas Major League Soccer Combine,[2] and was subsequently drafted with the 9th overall pick of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago Fire, but was not offered a contract by the team.
He subsequently signed his first professional contract when he was signed by the NSC Minnesota Stars of the North American Soccer League. He made his professional debut on 7 May 2011, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 tie with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Walker started his 2012 season with several strong performances.[3]
InternationalEdit
In March 2009, Walker made an appearance for the Jamaica U-20 national team versus Canada in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is eligible to play for Jamaica through his Jamaican-born father.[4]
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amani, walker, born, december, 1989, jamaican, footballer, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1989, december, 1989, place, birthsan, diego, california, united, statesheight6, position, forwardteam, informationcurrent, teamasc, diegoyouth, career2007, . Amani Walker born 16 December 1989 is a Jamaican footballer Amani WalkerPersonal informationFull nameAmani WalkerDate of birth 1989 12 16 16 December 1989 age 33 Place of birthSan Diego California United StatesHeight6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Position s ForwardTeam informationCurrent teamASC San DiegoYouth career2007 2010UC Irvine AnteatersSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2010Orange County Blue Star16 12 2011 2012Minnesota Stars FC40 8 2013 2014Tampa Bay Rowdies17 4 2015Orange County Blues12 1 2017ASC San Diego24 28 International career2009Jamaica U201 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 19 August 2018 Contents 1 Career 1 1 College and Amateur 1 2 Professional 1 3 International 2 Honors 2 1 NSC Minnesota Stars 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditCollege and Amateur Edit Walker attended Francis Parker High School and played for the Surf FC club team before going on to play four years of college soccer at the University of California Irvine He was named to the All Big West first team and led his team in goals as a junior in 2009 while as a senior in 2010 he was named to the NSCAA All Far West Region first team and the All Big West first team was the Big West Co Offensive Player of the Year and was voted as one of TopDrawerSoccer com Top 20 Players to Watch He finished his college career as UCI s all time leader in games played with 85 scoring 27 goals in the process During his college years Walker also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League 1 scoring 12 goals in 16 games for the team in 2010 Professional Edit Walker was invited to the 2011 adidas Major League Soccer Combine 2 and was subsequently drafted with the 9th overall pick of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago Fire but was not offered a contract by the team He subsequently signed his first professional contract when he was signed by the NSC Minnesota Stars of the North American Soccer League He made his professional debut on 7 May 2011 coming on as a substitute in a 1 1 tie with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers Walker started his 2012 season with several strong performances 3 International Edit In March 2009 Walker made an appearance for the Jamaica U 20 national team versus Canada in Fort Lauderdale Florida He is eligible to play for Jamaica through his Jamaican born father 4 Honors EditNSC Minnesota Stars Edit North American Soccer League Championship 1 2011References Edit United Soccer Leagues USL Archived from the original on 10 October 2012 Retrieved 10 May 2011 Amani Walker Invited to Major League Soccer Combine Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 Retrieved 10 May 2011 NASL Index Archived from the original on 27 November 2012 Retrieved 20 May 2012 New Under 20 Reggae Boyz impress Duckie Archived from the original on 6 April 2012 Retrieved 16 May 2011 External links EditUC Irvine profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amani Walker amp oldid 1164182522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
