Josh Walker

Joshua "Josh" Walker (born 21 February 1989) is a young English footballer. He plays for Aberdeen as a defensive midfielder, on loan from Middlesbrough . He is a graduate of the club's productive youth academy along with the likes of Lee Cattermole, Stuart Parnaby, Jonathan Franks, James Morrison and Stewart Downing . Walker is a versatile midfielder, who can also play as a central defender and has captained England 's U16 and U17 teams. Having been part of Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning team of 2003–04, Walker made his first team debut, scoring the final goal in a 4–2 friendly victory over Carlisle United in July 2005. His league debut came on the last game of the 2005–06 season when Middlesbrough fielded a team largely filled with academy graduates in a 1–0 defeat to Fulham . On 9 March 2007, he signed on loan for A.F.C. Bournemouth for a month. Josh joined Aberdeen on 29 January 2008, where he is on loan till the end of the 2007/2008 season.It was announced shortly afterwards that he had signed a new one year contract with Boro, keeping him at the club until June 2009. Walker scored his first career goal while on loan at Aberdeen on February 14, 2008 against FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup Round of 32. Josh has captained England at under-18 level.