Rhys Walters
Walters with Port Vale in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rhys Anthony Walters[1]
Date of birth (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005[2]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Port Vale
Number 24
Youth career
2015–2022 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Port Vale 4 (0)
2023Leek Town (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Rhys Anthony Walters is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Port Vale. He has also played on loan at Leek Town.

Career

Walters joined the youth set-up at Port Vale at the age of nine.[4] He made his first-team debut at the age of sixteen on 18 October 2022, coming on for Mipo Odubeko 89 minutes into a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park.[5] On 4 March 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Leek Town on a work experience loan agreement until the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

Walters made his first start for Port Vale on 29 August 2023, in a 0–0 draw with Crewe Alexandra in the second round of the EFL Cup; he was substituted on 57 minutes, going on to win the man of the match award.[6] Seven days later, he played his first full 90 minutes for the club in a 1–0 victory against the same opponents in a group stage game of the EFL Trophy, where he was paired in the centre of midfield with the experienced Jason Lowe.[7] He provided the assist for Josh Thomas to score the first goal in a 2–1 win over Sutton United in the third round of the EFL Cup on 26 September.[8] He was named as man of the match in the EFL Trophy tie with Newcastle United U21 on 10 October.[9] Speaking the following month, manager Andy Crosby said that "his performances have gradually improved with the more experience he gets", but that he needed to find an "aggressive edge".[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2022–23[11]EFL League One0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2023–24[12]EFL League One4030304[lower-alpha 1]0140
Total 40303050150
Leek Town (loan) 2022–23[13]Northern Premier League
Division One West
4000000040
Career total 80303050190
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. "Retained List 2022-23" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. Baggaley, Mike (19 November 2023). "Patrick Shanahan and the inside story of Port Vale kits". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Transfer News | Rhys Walters signs for Leek Town on work experience loan until the end of the season". www.port-vale.co.uk. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. Baggaley, Michael (18 October 2022). "Lowdown on Plant, Walters and Pevide in Port Vale's Trophy squad". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. "Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. Carville, Matt (5 September 2023). "Match Report | Port Vale 1-0 Crewe Alexandra". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. Youlton, Clive; Travers, Chris (27 September 2023). "Fun times for Port Vale in the Carabao Cup as Ojo strikes late winner". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. Baggaley, Mike (12 October 2023). "Jesse Debrah, repaying trust and how Dave Flitcroft clinched the deal". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. Baggaley, Mike (8 November 2023). "Port Vale take consolations from Wrexham defeat". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  11. "Games played by Rhys Walters in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. "Games played by Rhys Walters in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. "Leek Town | Appearances | Rhys Walters | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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