Jayden Walker

Jayden Walker
Personal information
Born (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– De La Salle Caringbah 360 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Italy 7 2 0 0 8
As of 18 May 2018
Source: [1][2]

Jayden Walker (born 13 August 1996) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who is contracted to the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a second-row forward.

Early life

The son of former professional rugby league footballer Shane Walker,[3] Walker played his junior rugby league for De La Salle Caringbah. He is of Italian descent.

Playing career

Walker was signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to play for their S. G. Ball Cup side, before moving into their National Youth Competition side in 2014.[4] On Australia Day in 2015, he was arrested for verbally abusing police and resisting arrest, having been initially approached by authorities for possessing alcohol in an alcohol-free zone.[5] In May 2016, he admitted to using recreational drugs and was banned from playing by the Sharks for 12 weeks.[6] Walker played 14 NYC games for the Sharks between 2014 and 2016.[7]

Walker was selected to represent Italy at the 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament in late 2016. He played in all 3 of Italy's matches, scoring a try against Russia.[8] In 2017, Walker played for the Sharks' feeder team, the Newtown Jets, in the New South Wales Cup. Walker scored a try for Italy in their 24-24 draw against Malta on 8 October,[9] and was a member of Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup.[10]

In November 2017, Walker signed a one-year contract with the Penrith Panthers for 2018.[11]


International caps

CapDateVenueOpponentCompetition TGFGPoints
1
22 October 2016Makiš Stadium, Belgrade Serbia2017 World Cup qualifying
0
0
0
0
2
29 October 2016Stadio Brianteo, Monza Wales
0
0
0
0
3
4 November 2016Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Russia
1
0
0
4
4
8 October 2017Marconi Stadium, Sydney Malta
1
0
0
4
5
29 October 2017Barlow Park, Cairns Ireland2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0
6
5 November 2017Willows Sports Complex, Townsville United States
0
0
0
0
7
10 November 2017Canberra Stadium, Canberra Fiji
0
0
0
0

References

  1. ↑ "Jayden Walker". Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ "2017 SQUAD | Newtown Jets". NSWRL.com.au. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Newtown Jets are determined to put an end to the New Zealand Warriors' unbeaten record". newtownjets.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Newtown Jets second rower Jayden Walker, a product of the Cronulla Sharks junior system, has been in consistently good form this year. Jayden is the son of Shane Walker, the tough front-rower who played with St George, Eastern Suburbs, Balmain, Wests Tigers and Melbourne Storm between 1990 and 2002.
  4. ↑ "Walker set for stardom". The Leader. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Beichert, Kahlia (28 January 2015). "Sharks under-20s player arrested for abuse". The Leader. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cronulla youngster Jayden Walker banned for three months for drug use". Daily Telegraph. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "W". NYC Database.
  8. ↑ "Italy take the final RLWC2017 place". Rugby League International Federation. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Test Match, l'Italia pareggia 24-24 con Malta a Sydney" (in Italian). Federazione Italia Rugby League. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup – Gli azzurri" (in Italian). Federazione Italia Rugby League. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Panthers reveals new recruits". penrithpanthers.com.au. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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