Josh Walker

He made his Watford debut a day after joining the club, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw away at Hull City.

Joshua Walker (born 21 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Dunbar United.

Josh Walker was born on 21 February 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne and graduated from Middlesbrough's youth academy.

Having been part of Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning team of 2003–04, Walker made his team debut, scoring the final goal in a 4–2 friendly victory over Carlisle United in July 2005.

Walker started his career at Middlesbrough, progressing through the club's youth academy and was part of the club's FA Youth Cup winning team in 2004.

His league debut came on the last game of the 2005–06 season, when Middlesbrough fielded a team largely filled with academy graduates in a 1–0 defeat to Fulham, where he came as a 62nd-minute substitute for Malcolm Christie.

He subsequently made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough in 2006, and made a handful of appearances during his four-year professional tenure at the club.

During his time at Middlesbrough, Walker was loaned out on four occasions, playing for Football League clubs in the form of AFC Bournemouth, Northampton Town, and Rotherham United respectively, as well as Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.

Towards the latter stages of the 2006–07 season, Walker signed on a month's loan for AFC Bournemouth.

He made his debut for Bournemouth in a 3–1 away loss at Northampton Town, and played in a further five games as Bournemouth narrowly avoided relegation.

He returned to Middlesbrough in April 2007 to see if his future lay at the club, and also expressed an interest in joining Bournemouth if, according to Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond, "Middlesbrough were interested".

During the 2008–09 season, Walker came on as a substitute in Middlesbrough's 5–1 home win over Yeovil Town in the League Cup.

In total, Walker featured nine times during the club's 2008–09 campaign.

Walker joined Aberdeen on 29 January 2008, where he was on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.

Walker scored his first career goal while on loan at Aberdeen on 14 February 2008 against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup round of 32.

Walker played 13 games in all competitions for Aberdeen, scoring once, before returning to his parent club in May 2008.

Walker has represented England in various youth levels and has also captained the team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In January 2009, he started his first game for the club, playing the whole 90 minutes in the club's 2–1 FA Cup victory against Barrow.

His performance led to him starting once more the following week, in a 1–1 draw with Sunderland in the Tees–Wear derby.

Just four days later, Walker was ruled out for six weeks after tests showed torn lateral ligaments.

In February 2009, after impressing Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate, Walker signed a new two-year contracting, keeping him at Middlesbrough until 2011.

It was announced shortly afterwards that he had signed a new one-year contract with Middlesbrough, keeping him at the club until June 2009.

On 19 November 2009, Walker joined Northampton Town on loan until January 2010, but this was cut short due to injury.

He made just one appearance for the club, playing the whole match in a 2–2 draw at home to Crewe Alexandra.

Walker joined Championship side Watford on a free transfer in August 2010.

He made four appearances for Watford, before joining Stevenage on loan in November 2010.

The following season, Walker did not play in the first-team until February 2010, when he started in Middlesbrough's 1–0 home win over Peterborough United – after injuries forced Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan to play Walker.

It was to be his only appearance of the season for the club, and admitted he "could still be on his way out".

Walker remained at the club ahead of the 2010–11 season, and he started in their 2–1 away win at Chesterfield in the League Cup.

However, ten days later, Walker was allowed to leave the club, and joined fellow Championship side Watford on a free transfer.

In February 2010, Walker was loaned to League Two side Rotherham United on an initial month's loan, making his debut in a 1–0 win against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.

He scored his first goal for Rotherham from 25 yards in the club's 2–1 away defeat to Accrington Stanley.

Four days later, he was on the scoresheet again, this time scoring the only goal of the game from 25 yards as Rotherham beat Bury 1–0.

On 25 March 2010, his loan deal was extended until the end of the 2009–10 season.

Walker played 15 times for Rotherham, scoring three goals.

He played his last game for the club in a 0–0 draw with Crewe Alexandra, before returning to his parent club in May 2010.

In August 2010, Walker signed for Watford on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract, with Watford having the option on a third year.

He was subsequently loaned out to Northampton Town in January 2011, Stevenage in August 2011 and Scunthorpe United in January 2012.

In April 2012, Walker agreed a permanent move to Scunthorpe United and signed for the team on 1 July.

After playing for non-league Gateshead between 2013 and 2014, he joined Indian club Bengaluru FC as the club's marquee signing.