Claudia Walker

Claudia Walker (born 10 June 1996)^[1] is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Burnley.^[2] She previously played for Birmingham City, Everton, Liverpool, Stoke City, and West Ham United. Walker has represented England on the under-17, under-19 and under-23 national teams.^[3]

Claudia Walker

Walker with the FA WSL 2 Spring Series trophy in May 2017
Personal information
Full name	Claudia Walker
Date of birth	(1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Burnley
Youth career
	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Liverpool	6	(0)
2015–2019	Everton	54	(17)
2019	→ Birmingham City (loan)	7	(0)
2019–2021	Birmingham City	34	(5)
2021–2023	West Ham United	28	(3)
2023–2024	Birmingham City	30	(4)
2024–	Burnley	0	(0)
International career
2012–2013	England Under-17	5	(0)
2014–2015	England Under-19	9	(1)
2016–2018	England Under-23	5	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2024

Club career

Youth

Walker spent her youth career with Stoke City eventually making a debut for the first team in 2013.^[4][5]

Liverpool FC, 2014

Walker joined Liverpool for the 2014 FA WSL season. Walker made two appearances during the regular season.^[6] Liverpool finished in first place with a 7–2–5 record.^[7]

Everton FC, 2015–19

In February 2015, Walker signed for the recently relegated Merseyside rivals, Everton of the WSL 2.^[8]

Walker would become a regular for the Blues and played forward as striker, helping Everton with the Spring Series with seven goals in nine appearances.^[3] The Blues were promoted to WSL 1 for the 2017-18 season and signed Walker to a 2-year full-time professional contract.^[9] In December 2017, Walker suffered a hamstring injury and would miss the remainder for the 2017-18 season.^[10]

Birmingham City, 2019–2021

In January 2019, Walker went on loan to Birmingham City for the 2018–19 FA WSL season. After featuring 17 times and scoring once, she was offered a two-year contract by the club. She made the permanent switch from Everton in June 2019, signing a two-year contract.^[11][12]

During the 2019–20 FA WSL season, Walker was a starting player in 10 of the 13 games she played.^[13] Birmingham City finished in 11th place with a 2–10–1 record.^[14] In June 2020, she was awarded the PFA Community Champion Award.^[15]

Returning to Birmingham City for the 2020–21 season, Walker scored her first goal of the season during a 5–2 loss to Manchester City.^[16] She scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 win against Reading on 11 October.^[17] Seven days later on 18 October, she scored a 50th minute "wonder goal" in a 4–0 win against Bristol City.^[18] Her fifth goal of the season was the game winner during a 1–0 over Aston Villa on 14 November.^[19]

West Ham United, 2021–2023

On 1 July 2021, Walker was announced at West Ham.^[20][21]

Birmingham City, 2023–2024

On 7 January 2023, Walker was announced at Birmingham City.^[22] On 24 May 2024, it was announced that she would leave the club at the expiry of her contract.^[23]

International career

Walker has represented England on the under-17, under-19 and under-23 national teams. She captained the under-19 national team during the first game of the 2014 UEFA Championship, scoring the only goal for England in the tournament.^[6] In 2017, she competed with the under-23 national team at the 2017 Nordic Tournament. Walker scored two goals in the opening match against Sweden and England would go on to win the tournament.^[24]

See also