Markus Walker
{{Short description|Danish footballer}}
{{notability|Sport|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Markus Walker
| image =
| full_name = Markus Walker Andersen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dragør, Denmark
| height = 1.77 m{{worldfootball.net|markus-walker_2}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Nordsjælland U-19
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2017
| youthclubs1 = Dragør Boldklub
| youthyears2 = 2017–
| youthclubs2 = Nordsjælland
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = Nordsjælland
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2024
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 29 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 23:00, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Markus Walker Andersen (born 23 November 2006) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for the U-19 squad of Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.
Club career
Walker joined FC Nordsjælland from Dragør Boldklub in 2017.[https://amagernyt.dk/2019/09/26/dragoer-boldklub-bobler-af-talent-anden-del/ Dragør Boldklub bobler af talent – anden del], amagernyt.dk, 26 September 2019 Here he worked his way up through the club's youth system.
In June 2024, 17-year-old Walker trained with the first-team squad in pre-season[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/fcn-giver-syv-talenter-chancen-paa-foersteholdet FCN giver syv talenter chancen på førsteholdet], tipsbladet.dk, 26 June 2024 and also attended a training camp in Netherlands.[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2024/juli/ungdommen-pa-traeningslejren De unge drenge på træningslejren], fcn.dk, 9 July 2024 The following month, Walker signed a new deal with the club.[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2024/juli/markus-walker-og-fc-nordsjaelland-forlaenger-samarbejdet Markus Walker og FC Nordsjælland forlænger samarbejdet], fcn.dk, 11 July 2024
Walker was also part of the first team training camp in winter 2025.[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/januar/truppen-til-vinterens-traeningslejr Her er truppen, der er rejst til Spanien på træningslejr], fcn.dk, 29 January 2025 On February 23, 2025 Walker made his official debut when he replaced Juho Lähteenmäki in the 81st minute in a Danish Superliga match against Sønderjyske.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/02/23/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/sonderjyske/4362731/ Nordsjælland vs. SønderjyskE 3 - 2], Soccerway, 23 February 2025[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/februar/highlights-fcn-3-2-sjf Highlights: FC Nordsjælland 3 - 2 Sønderjyske Fodbold], fcn.dk, 24 February 2025
References
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External links
- {{DBU player|8788}}
- {{Soccerway|markus-walker-andersen/1007552}}
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Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers