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Full nameSamuel Colin Walker
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age35
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.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

S. Walker is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Watford, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 48 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 27% of Championship goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.5, ranking 259th of 272 in the Championship. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Walker graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship, 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, 35th of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 35 Walker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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
Current potential35th of 41 goalkeepers · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 27% goalkeepers · Championship11th-best goalkeeper in the Championship259th in the Championship · potential35th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
20.5
Ratingi
35th of 41 goalkeepers
24.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Watford finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

48
Apps
14
Clean sheets
29%
CS rate
100%
Minutes

14 clean sheets in 48 appearances (29% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (20th of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

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

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20.5, Walker carries the 35th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 41, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Watford finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.

Season statistics

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

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets14

Distribution

Passes1,191
Pass accuracy43%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.