Tushaun Tyreece-Walters (born 25 March 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League South East Division club Ramsgate.

Tushaun Walters
Personal information
Full name Tushaun Tyreece-Walters[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ramsgate
Youth career
2008–2016 Tottenham Hotspur
2016–2017 Abbey Rangers
2017–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Greenwich Borough 32 (11)
2019–2021 Herne Bay 33 (11)
2021–2023 Maidstone United 13 (0)
2022Tonbridge Angels (loan) 5 (1)
2022–2023Herne Bay (loan) 16 (2)
2023–2024 Hastings United 8 (0)
2024– Ramsgate 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:17, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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Born in London, Walters started his career with Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 8. He spent eight years with the North London club, before being released by email at the age of 16.[3][4] Following his release, Walters spent a season with non-league Abbey Rangers, and also trained at the academy of Chelsea and England player Reece James' father, Nigel James.[4][5]

With Walters' links to Chelsea via Nigel James, he was invited for to train with the under-23s, and signed a six-month contract in August 2017, alongside fellow non-league players Adebambo Akinjogbin and Renedi Masampu.[4][6] After one season with The Blues, in which he featured 13 times for the under-18 side, scoring once, Walters was released by Chelesa.[7]

Club career

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After leaving Chelsea, Walters dropped down to the Isthmian League's Greenwich Borough, where he spent one season, scoring a total of 19 goals.[8] After Greenwich Borough's relegation to the ninth tier, Walters joined Isthmian League side Herne Bay in 2019. He started well for the Kent-based team, scoring multiple times in his first season.[9]

After two seasons with Herne Bay, Walters again jumped up the English football pyramid, signing with National League South side Maidstone United in 2021.[3][5] Walters returned to Herne Bay on loan in October 2022.[10] Following Maidstone's relegation at the end of the 2022–23 season, Walters was released by the club.[11]

On 3 July 2023, Walters signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Hastings United.[12]

In July 2024, Walters joined Isthmian South East side Ramsgate.[13]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2023–24 season.[2][14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup[a] EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greenwich Borough 2018–19 Isthmian League 32 11 1 1 3[b] 1 36 13
Herne Bay 2019–20 27 9 3 0 7[c] 0 37 9
2020–21 6 2 1 0 2[d] 0 9 2
Total 33 11 4 0 0 0 9 0 46 11
Maidstone United 2021–22 National League South 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2022–23 National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Tonbridge Angels (loan) 2022–23 National League South 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Herne Bay (loan) 2022–23[16] Isthmian League Premier Division 16 2 0 0 1[e] 0 17 2
Hastings United 2023–24[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 107 25 6 1 0 0 13 1 126 27
  1. ^ Includes preliminary rounds
  2. ^ One appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy qualifying
  3. ^ Five appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in FA Trophy qualifying and one appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy qualifying
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Leicester City U18 2–3 Chelsea U18". premierleague.com. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Tushaun Walters at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Stones welcome Walters". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Rudd, Alyson (4 January 2021). "Rising stars take years to recover from pain of rejection". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021. (subscription required)
  5. ^ a b Tucker, Craig (14 June 2021). "Maidstone United sign ex-Spurs and Chelsea youth player Tushaun Walters from Herne Bay". kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (19 September 2018). "Official: Talented Nigerian Winger Joins New Club After Leaving Chelsea". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ Lucas, Kat (9 June 2018). "Chelsea release longest-serving player Matej Delac". givemesport.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2019/20 Statistics". hernebayfootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ^ Cawdell, Luke (8 November 2019). "Former Chelsea youth player Tushaun Walters letting his goals do the talking at Herne Bay". kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Walters joins the Bay on loan". www.hernebayfootballclub.co.uk. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Player update". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  12. ^ @hastingsufc (3 July 2023). "NEW SIGNING Tushaun Tyreece-Walters The quick, tricky winger signs for the U's TT started at @ChelseaFC before moving to @greenwichborofc. A couple of spells at @HerneBayFC and a stint at @TheVanaramaNL side @maidstoneunited then into the U's #COYU #NewSigning #NewEra" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @RamsgateFC (23 July 2024). "✍🏼 Three new Rams We'd like to introduce Lewis Gard, TT Walters and Roarie Deacon. All three have experience as professional footballers with Lewis representing Southend in League one and two. Roarie played for Arsenal and Sunderland as a youth player and was capped by England u19's before moving onto Stevenage to play in league one. TT represented Spurs and Chelsea as a youth player and had a very successful spell at Herne Bay with Ben Smith before moving full time to Maidstone during the 22/23 season. All three go straight into tonights match squad. There will be another signing announced at noon tomorrow that we are sure all Rams fans will enjoy!" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Greenwich Borough statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Herne Bay statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Herne Bay – Appearances – Tushaun Walters". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Hastings United – Appearances – TT Walters – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2024.