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English footballer

Nesta Guinness-Walker
Personal information
Full name Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker
Date of birth (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team Northampton Town
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2008 Chelsea
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur
2016–2018 Metropolitan Police
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Metropolitan Police
2019–2022 AFC Wimbledon 82 (3)
2022–2024 Reading 36 (0)
2024 → Stevenage (loan) 14 (0)
2024– Northampton Town 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker (born 14 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League One club Northampton Town.

Personal life

He is the grandson of actor Matthew Guinness and the great-grandson of actor Sir Alec Guinness. He grew up in Twickenham and is of part-Barbadian descent.

Career

Guinness-Walker played youth football for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, spending two years with Chelsea and one year with Tottenham, before leaving at the age of 11, before playing Sunday League football as a teenager. He joined non-league Metropolitan Police at the age of 17. Following a successful trial period he signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2019. He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town on 20 August 2019. He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season, but he left the club on 5 July 2022.

On 29 July 2022, Reading announced the signing of Guinness-Walker on a one-year contract following a successful trial. On 17 May 2023, Reading activated a clause in Guinness-Walker's contract to keep him at the club for the 2023–24 season.

On 24 January 2024, Guinness-Walker joined League One club Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.

He was released by Reading at the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 27 September 2024, Guinness-Walker joined League One side Northampton Town on a short-term contract. The contract was extended in December 2024 until summer 2026.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20 League One 23 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 27 1
2020–21 League One 31 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 35 1
2021–22 League One 28 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 35 1
Total 82 3 5 0 4 0 6 0 97 3
Reading 2022–23 Championship 28 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 0
2023–24 League One 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 0
Total 36 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 41 0
Stevenage (loan) 2023–24 League One 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Northampton Town 2024–25 League One 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Career total 147 3 7 0 6 0 8 0 169 3

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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  4. ^ "Nesta Guinness-Walker: AFC Wimbledon sign left-back from Metropolitan Police". BBC Sport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. "Ipswich 2–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. "Retained List Announced". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  7. "Squad Update". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  8. "GUINNESS-WALKER SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. "Reading sign left-back Guinness-Walker" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. "Nesta Guinness-Walker joins on loan from Reading". www.stevenagefc.com. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. "Clinton Mola and Sam Hutchinson among four released by Reading". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  13. "NESTA GUINNESS-WALKER SIGNS FOR NORTHAMPTON TOWN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. "Nesta Guinness-Walker: Ex-Reading full-back joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 27 September 2024.
  15. "Cobblers defenders sign extended contracts". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 19 December 2024.
  16. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  17. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  18. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  19. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  21. "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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