Danny Walker (born 29 June 1999) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

Warrington Wolves The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warrington Z ...

in the

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and both and the

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at international level. He played for the

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...

in the

, and has spent time on loan from

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

at the

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs ...

in the

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Background

Walker was born in

, Cheshire, England. He was educated at

Beamont Collegiate Academy Beamont Collegiate Academy (formerly William Beamont Community High School) is a mixed secondary school in the Orford area of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The school is named after William Beamont, a Victorian philanthropist and the first ...

, Warrington.

Career

Widnes Vikings

In 2017 he made his

début for the

against the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

Warrington Wolves

After the conclusion of Season 2018 where the Vikings were relegated, he subsequently signed a three-year deal with his home town club

starting from the 2019 season. Walker played 23 games in the 2022 Super League season for Warrington which saw the club finish 11th on the table and narrowly avoid relegation. Walker played 28 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens.

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the

Performance squad. Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of

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. He played against

at the Oil Search National Football Stadium.

References

External links

Warrington Wolves profileWidnes Vikings profileSL profileDanny Walker set to make first team debutWarrington Born Walker Signs For WireWalker: "It means the world to me"
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