Walker Hume

Walker Hume (born August 21, 1993) is an American soccer center-back.

Walker Hume

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, United States
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Rollins Tars	39	(12)
2014–2016	North Carolina Tar Heels	36	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Austin Aztex	24	(3)
2015	Midland/Odessa Sockers	12	(1)
2016	Portland Timbers U23s	3	(0)
2017	FC Dallas	2	(0)
2017	→ Orange County SC (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2019	Orange County SC	51	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 18, 2021

Playing career

College & Amateur

Hume began playing college soccer at Rollins College in 2012,^[1] before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for their 2014 season. Hume missed the entirety of the 2015 season due to injury.^[2]

While at college, Hume appeared for Austin Aztex, Midland/Odessa Sockers and Portland Timbers U23s in the Premier Development League.^[3]

Professional

On January 13, 2017, Hume was selected by FC Dallas in the second Round (37th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He signed with the team on February 21, 2017.^[4]

Personal

He has a twin brother, Tucker, who currently plays for United Soccer League club Nashville SC.^[5]

His grandfather is former NFL player Tom Franckhauser, who played for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.