Jonathan Walters Football player

Jonathan Ronald "Jon" Walters (born 20 September 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.Walters started his career at Blackburn Rovers but failed to break into the first team and joined Bolton Wanderers. Again he failed to establish himself and went out on loan to Hull City, Crewe Alexandra and Barnsley before joining Hull permanently. He then went on to play for Wrexham and Chester City before finally finding regular football at Championship side Ipswich Town. Walters spent three years at Ipswich before joining Stoke City for £2.75 million in August 2010. He helped Stoke reach the 2011 FA Cup Final after scoring twice in the semi-final against Bolton Wanderers as Stoke won 5–0. Walters played 54 matches during the 2011–12 season and then played in UEFA Euro 2012 with the Republic of Ireland. Walters remained a regular under Tony Pulis in 2012–13 and under Mark Hughes in 2013–14.

Personal facts

Jonathan Walters
Birth dateSeptember 20, 1983
Birth place
England , Merseyside , Birkenhead , Moreton Merseyside
Height (meters)1.83

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
Midfielder
teams
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Wrexham F.C.
Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
Chester City F.C.
Hull City A.F.C.
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Stoke City F.C.
Barnsley F.C.
Ipswich Town F.C.
Republic of Ireland national football team
Republic of Ireland national football B team

Jonathan Walters on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~22645,00.html