Samuel Walker - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSamuel Colin Walker

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityEngland

Age34

Date of birth2 Oct 1991

BirthplaceGravesend

Height196 cm

Shirt number#1

ClubWatford

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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48

Appearances

14

Clean sheets

29%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

4326

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bradford.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Bradford — League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 277 min

Earlier this season at Bradford — EFL Trophy: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Watford; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Career

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Championship×2

Walker's current-season form is down 22% on last season (Season 32→25), while his Rating climbed 19→21. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bradford · 4th	48	14	29%	6.71	21	25
2024/25	Bradford · 3rd	46	16	35%	7.02	19	32
2023/24	Bradford · 9th	20	7	35%	7.09	15	15
2023/24	Charlton	2	0	0%	6.3	—	—
2022/23	Kilmarnock · 3rd	28	6	21%	6.88	28	11
2021/22	Kilmarnock	4	0	0%	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

S. Walker is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Bradford, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 48 appearances, a Season grade of 25. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.5. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (100% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walker.

On the season, Walker graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 14 clean sheets across 48 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 25). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 34 Walker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23

20.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

100%

Minutes

near ever-present

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Bradford finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

48

Apps

14

Clean sheets

29%

CS rate

100%

Minutes

14 clean sheets in 48 appearances (29% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.5 overall — below regular-starter level. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %100%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.021

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~16), then tapers with age. At 34, Walker sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Walker's projected Rating — 20.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

WatfordAug 2026 – now

BradfordJan 2024 – Aug 2026Free

CharltonOct 2023 – Jan 2024Free

KilmarnockJul 2021 – Oct 2023Free

Reading(back from loan)Jun 2021 – Jul 2021

AFC Wimbledon(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jun 2021

Reading(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

Blackpool(on loan)Dec 2020 – Jan 2021

ReadingJul 2018 – Dec 2020Free

Colchesteruntil Jul 2018

YYeovil Town(on loan)Jan 2012 – Jul 2018

Northampton(on loan)Jul 2011 – Jan 2012

Chelseauntil Jul 2011

Transfer history

About S. Walker

Samuel Colin Walker is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Watford, born on October 2, 1991 in Gravesend, standing 196 cm tall. He is from England. Watford currently sit 7th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. Walker has made 48 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 4,326 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. Walker's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Watford face West Ham at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Walker at 20.5 with a Season form score of 24.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, S. Walker has totalled 415 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 48 appearances for Bradford.