Courtney Meppen-Walter

Courtney Meppen-Walter
Personal information
Full name Courtney Alister Meppen-Walter[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Defender/Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chorley
Youth career
000?–2013 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Carlisle United 34 (2)
2016 Ashton United
2016– Chorley 3 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 England U17 12 (1)
2011 England U18 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 8 September 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:28, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Courtney Alister Meppen-Walter (born 2 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Chorley as a defender. He previously played for Carlisle United.

Career

Meppen-Walter began his career with Manchester City; he was released from the club after being found guilty of causing death by careless driving.[2][3] In November 2013, after being released from prison, he joined Carlisle United on trial,[4] and later that month he signed an initial one-month contract with the club.[5] in December 2013, manager Graham Kavanagh announced that Meppen-Walter would be considered for the club's next game in the FA Cup, where he made his senior debut.[6] On December 14, Meppen-Walter signed a two-and-a-half-year contract keeping him with the Cumbrian outfit until the summer of 2016.[7] Meppen-Walter made his senior league debut later on the same day against Tranmere Rovers, a 4–1 win at Brunton Park.[8] He left the club in November 2015.[9]

Meppen-Walter signed for Conference North club, Chorley FC in March 2016.[10]

International career

Meppen-Walter played for England at under-17 and under-18 levels.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2013 and 31/12/2013" (PDF). The Football League. January 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Man City's Courtney Meppen-Walter jailed for death crash". BBC News. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter returned to jail after release error". BBC News. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Courtney Meppen-Walter joins Carlisle United on trial". BBC Sport. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Courtney Meppen-Walter: Carlisle sign ex-Man City defender". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Meppen-Walter on standby for Carlisle United". Cumberland News. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Carlisle United: Courtney Meppen-Walter signs long-term deal". BBC Sport. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Carlisle 4–1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Courtney Meppen-Walter: Carlisle United defender leaves club". BBC Sport. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ↑ http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/Matt-Jansen-snaps-up-ex-Carlisle-United-defender-Courtney-Meppen-Walter-1cab20e2-bcd7-4158-9644-b1d464fad55d-ds
  11. ↑ "Profile". Football Association. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

External links

Courtney Meppen-Walter career statistics at Soccerbase

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