Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nile Alexander Walwyn | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Dixie SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2015 | Vermont Catamounts | 57 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2016 | Burlingame Dragons | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Hawke's Bay United | 10 | (0) |
2018 | ÍR | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Tindastóll | 8 | (0) |
Total | 32 | (0) | |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Saint Kitts and Nevis U23 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2020 |
Nile Alexander Walwyn (born 11 July 1994) is a former professional footballer. Born in Canada, he represented Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level.
Walwyn is a native of Mississauga, Canada where he played youth soccer with Dixie SC. [1]
In 2012, Walwyn began attending the University of Vermont, where he played for the men's soccer team. [2] He scored his first collegiate goal on 31 August 2014 in a 3-1 victory over the Appalachian State Mountaineers, to help Vermont win the James Madison University Invitational. [3] [4] Ahead of his senior season, he was named team captain. [5] He scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 over the Sacred Heart Pioneers, also being sent off after receiving a red card in the same match, in the first game of the 2015 season. [6] [7] In his senior season, he won the America East Conference title with Vermont and was named to the All-Tournament Team. [8] During his time at Vermont, he was named to the America East Academic Honor Roll in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and the Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2012. [9]
In 2015, he joined the Burlingame Dragons in the Premier Development League. [10] In his two seasons, he made seven appearances for the club. [11] [12]
In October 2016, he joined Hawke's Bay United FC of the New Zealand Football Championship. [9] He joined after being introduced to the league by a teammate from California and reaching out to the coach. [13] [14] In January 2017, he departed the club. [15]
In March 2017, he went on trial with Icelandic club Þróttur Vogum. [16] In March 2018, he joined Icelandic club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (ÍR) in the 1. deild karla. [17] [18] In July 2018, he departed the club. [19] In July 2018, he joined another Icelandic club, Tindastóll in the 2. deild karla. [20]
In October 2018, he attended the Canadian Premier League Open Trials, hoping to earn a contract in the new league, where he advanced to the third stage of the trial process with the final 31 participants. [21] [22] In 2021, he confirmed he had retired from professional football. [23]
Born in Canada, Walwyn was also eligible to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis, through descent.
He represented St. Kitts at youth level. [24] In 2011, he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis U23 team for the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification tournament. [25] In 2012, he was named to the Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 roster for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament. [26]
In 2015, he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. [27] He made his debut against the Turks and Caicos Islands. In 2018, he was called up for a match against his native Canada, but did not enter the match, remaining an unused substitute. [28] [29]