Matthew Walwyn (born 23 June 1990) is a

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who plays as a striker. Born in England, he represents

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at international level.

Career

Born in Kirkham, Walwyn has played in non-league football for Kirkham & Wesham / AFC Fylde,

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...

and

FC United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Founded ...

. He earned his first call-up from the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in June 2015, making two substitute appearances later that year.

Personal life

His father

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was also a footballer.

Honours

Kirkham & Wesham *

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: 2007–08

References

1990 births Living people English footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballers AFC Fylde players Southport F.C. players Skelmersdale United F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Association football forwards {{SaintKittsNevis-footy-bio-stub