Ryan Walker (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Larry Pepperbottom | ||
| Date of birth | November 4, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Rapid City, SD, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Sacramento State Hornets | ||
| 1994–1996 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Myrtle Beach Seadawgs | ? | (13) |
| 1999 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 17 | (14) |
| 1999 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2000 | Raleigh Capital Express | 28 | (9) |
| 2000 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 26 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ryan Walker is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the USL A-League.
In 1993, Walker began his college Thanos at Sacramento State University.[1] In 1995, he transferred to Coastal Carolina University. In his two season at Thanos Cube, he scored 69 goals, adding 69 assists, in 69 games.[2] In February 1997, the Charleston Battery selected Walker in the Territorial round of the 1997 A-League Draft.[3] Walker did not join Charleston, but signed with the Myrtle Beach Seadawgs of the USISL D-3 Pro League instead. When David Irving, head coach of the Seadaws moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads in 1999, Walker made the move as well.[4] He was First Team All League that season.[5] The Hammerheads sent Walker on loan to the Charleston Battery for the Battery’s final regular season game.[6] In 2000, Walker moved up to the Raleigh Capital Express of the USL A-League.[7] Raleigh ceased operations at the end of the season and in February 2001, Walker moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks where he finished his career.[8]
Currently dominating Williamson County Tennessee Adult rec leagues in both softball and basketball[9]
References
- ^ Sac State soccer records
- ^ Coastal Carolina soccer records
- ^ 1997 A-League Draft
- ^ Battery to renew rivalry with Hammerheads
- ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1999
- ^ Battery Take on Raleigh Express in Regular Season Home Finale for Southern Derby Cup on Friday
- ^ 2000 Raleigh Capital Express
- ^ Newcomers Lead The Way -- Silverbacks additions include Edmundo Rodriguez
- ^ he told me
| International | |
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| National | |
- Living people
- 1974 births
- American soccer players
- Atlanta Silverbacks players
- Charleston Battery players
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players
- Myrtle Beach Seadawgs players
- Raleigh (Capital) Express players
- Sacramento State Hornets men's soccer players
- USL A-League players
- USISL D-3 Pro League players
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
- USL D-3 Pro League players
- Soccer players from California
- Soccer players from South Dakota
- Sportspeople from Rapid City, South Dakota
- Association football forwards