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Footballer (born 1994)

Nile Walwyn
Personal information
Full name Nile Alexander Walwyn
Date of birth (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 30)
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.

Early life

Walwyn is a native of Mississauga, Canada where he played youth soccer with Dixie SC.

College career

In 2012, Walwyn began attending the University of Vermont, where he played for the men's soccer team. 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. Ahead of his senior season, he was named team captain. 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. In his senior season, he won the America East Conference title with Vermont and was named to the All-Tournament Team. 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.

Club career

In 2015, he joined the Burlingame Dragons in the Premier Development League. In his two seasons, he made seven appearances for the club.

In October 2016, he joined Hawke's Bay United FC of the New Zealand Football Championship. He joined after being introduced to the league by a teammate from California and reaching out to the coach. In January 2017, he departed the club.

In March 2017, he went on trial with Icelandic club Þróttur Vogum. In March 2018, he joined Icelandic club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (ÍR) in the 1. deild karla. In July 2018, he departed the club. In July 2018, he joined another Icelandic club, Tindastóll in the 2. deild karla.

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. In 2021, he confirmed he had retired from professional football.

International career

Born in Canada, Walwyn was also eligible to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis, through descent.

He represented St. Kitts at youth level. 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. In 2012, he was named to the Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 roster for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament.

In 2015, he was called up to the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. 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.

References

  1. "Nile Walwyn Vermont profile". Vermont Catamounts.
  2. "Summer changes for UVM athletics". The Vermont Cynic. 29 August 2012.
  3. Champagne, Lisa (31 August 2014). "Catamounts Win JMU Men's Soccer Invitational". Vermont Catamounts.
  4. "Quick strikes lift Catamounts to second win". Burlington Free Press. 31 August 2014.
  5. Champagne, Lisa (23 June 2015). "Walwyn and Davis Named Captains of UVM Men's Soccer for 2015". Vermont Catamounts.
  6. Champagne, Lisa (28 August 2015). "Men's Soccer Earns 1-0 Victory at Sacred Heart to Open 2015 Season". Vermont Catamounts.
  7. "UVM kicks off new season". The Vermont Cynic. 10 September 2015.
  8. Champagne, Lisa (15 November 2015). "Catamounts Capture 2015 America East Men's Soccer Title". Vermont Catamounts.
  9. ^ Parker, Dustin (4 October 2016). "Hawke's Bay United Signs Former Catamount Nile Walwyn to Pro Contract". Vermont Catamounts.
  10. Jonas, Robert (16 May 2015). "San Jose Earthquakes U23 affiliate Burlingame Dragons FC roster takes shape for the 2015 PDL season". Center Line Soccer.
  11. "2015 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  12. "Nile Walwyn 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  13. "No Luggage, No Problem for Walwyn". Hawke's Bay United FC.
  14. Hurndell, Shane (4 November 2016). "Football: Canadian thriving on Bay watch". Hawke's Bay Today.
  15. Singh, Anendra (20 January 2017). "Football: Window shopping Bay United style". Hawke's Bay Today.
  16. Einarsson, Magnús Már (21 March 2017). "Þróttur vann Marbella - Með landsliðsmann á reynslu" [Þróttur won Marbella - With a national team player on experience]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  17. Einarsson, Magnús Már (20 March 2018). "ÍR fær landsliðsmann St. Kitts og Nevis (Staðfest)" [ÍR gets national team member St. Kitts and Nevis (Confirmed)]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  18. "Landsliðsmaður St. Kitts og Nevis til ÍR" [National team member St. Kitts and Nevis to IR]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 2018.
  19. Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (6 July 2018). "Nile Walwyn búinn að spila sinn síðasta leik fyrir ÍR" [Nile Walwyn has played his last game for IR]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  20. Arnarsson, Arnar Daði (21 July 2018). "Nile Walwyn í Tindastól (Staðfest)" [Nile Walwyn in Tindastól (Confirmed)]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  21. "Making the cut: List of trialists in Winnipeg to advance to Day 2 of the Open Trials". Canadian Premier League. 18 October 2018.
  22. "Who's in, who's out? List of Winnipeg trialists to advance to final scrimmage". Canadian Premier League. 19 October 2018.
  23. @SKNAbroad (28 April 2021). "Nile Walwyn has confirmed that he is no longer playing football" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. Danforth, Austin (4 February 2015). "UVM midfielder Giron called to Guatemala U23 camp". Burlington Free Press.
  25. "St. Kitts & Nevis Selects Final Team for CFU U23 Finals this week". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 22 November 2011.
  26. "St. Kitts-Nevis U-20 team look to add a new chapter to our history". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. 24 July 2012.
  27. "St. Kitts & Nevis Tabs Team For Turks & Caicos World Cup Qualifying". Box Score News. 23 March 2015.
  28. "CONCACAF qualifier raises mixed loyalties". The Province. 19 November 2018.
  29. "Canada defeats St. Kitts & Nevis 1-0 in CONCACAF Nations League qualifying play". CityNews. 18 November 2019.

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