Nesta Guinness-Walker
Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker (born 14 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Reading.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1999[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Chelsea | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2016–2018 | Metropolitan Police | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Metropolitan Police | ||
| 2019–2022 | AFC Wimbledon | 82 | (3) |
| 2022– | Reading | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 7 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Personal life Edit
He is the grandson of actor Matthew Guinness and the great-grandson of actor Sir Alec Guinness.[3] He grew up in Twickenham and is of part-Barbadian descent.[3]
Career Edit
Guinness-Walker played youth football for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur,[4] spending two years with Chelsea and one year with Tottenham, before leaving at the age of 11,[3] before playing Sunday League football as a teenager.[2] He joined non-league Metropolitan Police at the age of 17.[2] Following a successful trial period he signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2019.[4] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town on 20 August 2019.[5] He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season,[6] but he left the club on 5 July 2022.[7]
On 29 July 2022, Reading announced the signing of Guinness-Walker on a one-year contract following a successful trial.[8][9] On 17 May 2023, Reading activated a clause in Guinness-Walker's contract to keep him at the club for the 2023–24 season.[10]
Career statistics Edit
- As of match played 8 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2019–20[11] | League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2020–21[12] | League One | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[13] | League One | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 82 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 3 | ||
| Reading | 2022–23[14] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career total | 110 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 3 | ||
References Edit
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nesta Guinness-Walker – Defender – First team – AFC Wimbledon". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Exclusive interview with AFC Wimbledon prospect Nesta Guiness-Walker on looking to perform on a football pitch – not a stage or the big screen". 30 August 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Nesta Guinness-Walker: AFC Wimbledon sign left-back from Metropolitan Police". BBC Sport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich 2–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Retained List Announced". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
- ^ "Squad Update". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
- ^ "GUINNESS-WALKER SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Reading sign left-back Guinness-Walker" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2022.