Walker Américo Frônio (born 15 February 1982), commonly known as Walker, is a former Brazilian footballer who last played as a

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for Brazilian Paulista B club Independente.

Career

In 1999, Walker joined the

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coming from Guarani, he was crowned World Champions with the Brazil U-17 at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. That same year his Guarani youth team won the South American championship for under-17 teams. In July 2000, Walker Américo Frônio signed with Ajax. In 2001 and in 2002, Walker won the Dutch reserves competition title in the Beloften Eredivisie with

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. He also made a great impression when he helped the reserves team to a semi-final appearance in the

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in 2002. During the 2002–03 season, Walker played on loan of the Belgian satellite club

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making a total of 21 appearances while scoring one goal. On 6 January his contract was terminated and he returned to Brazil where he played for

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. He then continued his career playing for Juventude, Náutico,

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and

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Honours

Club

* Beloften Eredivisie (2): 2001, 2002

International

Brazil U-17 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker 1982 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Eredivisie players Belgian First Division A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Guarani FC players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Beerschot A.C. players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Esporte Clube Juventude players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Itumbiara Esporte Clube players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Belgium Rio Claro Futebol Clube players Batatais Futebol Clube players Brazil youth international footballers