Walker Hume (born August 21, 1993) is an American soccer center-back.

Walker Hume
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Rollins Tars 39 (12)
2014–2016 North Carolina Tar Heels 36 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Austin Aztex 24 (3)
2015 Midland/Odessa Sockers 12 (1)
2016 Portland Timbers U23s 3 (0)
2017 FC Dallas 2 (0)
2017Orange County SC (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Orange County SC 51 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 18, 2021

Playing career edit

College & Amateur edit

Hume began playing college soccer at Rollins College in 2012,[1] before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for their 2014 season. Hume missed the entirety of the 2015 season due to injury.[2]

While at college, Hume appeared for Austin Aztex, Midland/Odessa Sockers and Portland Timbers U23s in the Premier Development League.[3]

Professional edit

On January 13, 2017, Hume was selected by FC Dallas in the second Round (37th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He signed with the team on February 21, 2017.[4]

Personal edit

He has a twin brother, Tucker, who currently plays for United Soccer League club Nashville SC.[5]

His grandfather is former NFL player Tom Franckhauser, who played for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.

References edit

  1. ^ "- Rollins College Athletics - RollinsSports.com". Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. ^ "Walker Hume - 2014 Men's Soccer Roster - University of North Carolina". www.goheels.com.
  3. ^ "Walker Hume". USL PDL.
  4. ^ "Fury FC sign 6-foot-5 striker Tucker Hume". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Hume twins continue their dream on the UNC men's soccer team".

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