Lamar Walker

{{short description|Jamaican football player (born 2000)}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Use Jamaican English|date=May 2020}}

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|birth_place = Spanish Town, Jamaica

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|currentclub = Majd

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|position = Midfielder

|years1 = 2017–2020

|clubs1 = Portmore United

|caps1 = 27

|goals1 = 5

|years2 = 2021–2022

|clubs2 = Miami FC

|caps2 = 47

|goals2 = 7

|years3 = 2022–2023

|clubs3 = Portmore United

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|years4 = 2023–2024

|clubs4 = Al Dhaid

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|clubs5 = Majd

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|nationalyears1 = 2019

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Lamar Walker (born 26 September 2000) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Majd and the Jamaica national team.

Early life and education

Walker played his schoolboy football at Clarendon College in Jamaica.

Career

=Club=

Walker played for Portmore United in Jamaica.{{cite news | url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20190226/walker-special-talent-%E2%80%93-thomas | title= Walker is a special talent – Thomas | first=Livingston | last=Scott | date=26 February 2019 | newspaper=The Star | location=Jamaica | accessdate=30 May 2020 }}

On 29 January 2021, Walker signed with Miami FC of the USL Championship.{{cite web |last1=Communications |first1=Miami FC |title=The Miami FC Acquires Promising Jamaican Internationals Jahshaun Anglin and Lamar Walker |url=https://www.miamifc.com/news_article/show/1143284 |website=Miami FC |access-date=29 January 2021 |language=en-us |date=29 January 2021}}

Walker moved back to Portmore United in his native Jamaica in 2022, after winning the domestic Lynk Cup, he made a move to the United Arab Emirates to First Division club Al Dhaid.{{cite web | url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/portmores-walker-satchwell-make-overseas-pro-moves/ | title=Portmore's Walker, Satchwell make overseas pro moves | date=25 July 2023 }}

=International=

He debuted internationally in his national youth team with the Jamaica U22 team for the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru.

On 12 October 2019, he made his senior debut with 2–0 victory against Aruba in the CONCACAF Nations League.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/nations-league/game-detail/476631#tab_match=match-details |title=Game Detail |publisher=Concacafnationsleague.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-02}}

On 15 October 2019, Walker scored his first goal for Jamaica against Aruba and won two consecutive games with a 0–6 victory in the CONCACAF Nations League.{{cite web|url=https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/nations-league/game-detail/476632#tab_match=match-details |title=Game Detail |publisher=Concacafnationsleague.com |accessdate=2019-11-02}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|23 July 2021}}{{cite web| url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/miami-fc-player-stats | title=STAT LEADERS| access-date=2023-11-25}}

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rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

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!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

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!Goals

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!Goals

rowspan="3"|Portmore United

|2017–18

|National Premier League

|4

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2018–19

|National Premier League

|10

3300000133
2019–20

|National Premier League

|14

2000000142
rowspan="1"|Miami F.C.

|2021

|USL Championship

|18

4000000184
colspan="3" |Career total

!46

900000||0||499

;Notes

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International goals

:Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2019Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao{{fb|ARU}}align=center|3–0align=center| 6–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honors

Portmore United

  • Jamaica National Premier League: 2018–19{{cite web|url=http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/portmore-united-retain-rspl-title-final-marred-object-throwing|title=Portmore United retain RSPL title in final marred by object-throwing|website=loopjamaica.com}}
  • CFU Club Championship: 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/concacaf-caribbean-club-championship/articles/portmore-united-qualifies-to-the-sccl-2020|title=Portmore United qualifies to the SCCL 2020|website=concacaf.com}}

References

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