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American soccer center-back (born 1993)

Walker Hume

Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 31)
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)
2017 Orange County SC (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Orange County SC 51 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 18, 2021

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

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]

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]

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.

  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".