Malachi Fagan-Walcott

Malachi Fagan-Walcott
Fagan-Walcott in 2026
Personal information
Full name Malachi Michael Fagan-Walcott[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002[2]
Place of birth Edmonton, Greater London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 64
Youth career
–2015 Norsemen
2015–2020 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021 → Dundee (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2025 Cardiff City 1 (0)
2024 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 15 (3)
2024–2025 → York City (loan) 17 (1)
2025–2026 York City 58 (13)
2026– Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
International career
2018 England U16 5 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:53, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Malachi Michael Fagan-Walcott (born 11 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

Born in Edmonton, Fagan-Walcott began his career as youth with local side Norsemen, before further developing as part of Tottenham Hotspur's academy. He has subsequently played for Dundee, Cardiff City, Dunfermline Athletic and York City, as well as representing England at under 16 and under 17 level.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in Edmonton, Greater London, Fagan-Walcott was brought up in Waltham Abbey, Essex, and attended Debden Park High School.[3] He is a youth product of Norsemen, and signed with Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.[4] He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham on 17 July 2018.[5] He debuted with Tottenham in a 0-3 UEFA Champions League round of 16 loss to RB Leipzig on 10 March 2020[6] and was, at the time, Spurs' youngest ever Champions League player.[7]

Loan to Dundee

On 28 January 2021, Fagan-Walcott joined Scottish Championship side Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[8] In March, after making two appearances, Dundee confirmed that Fagan-Walcott would return to his parent club due to injury.[9]

Cardiff City

After he was released from Tottenham in the summer of 2023, Cardiff City confirmed in September that they had signed Fagan-Walcott and placed him in the under–21 squad.[10]

On 12 January 2024, Fagan-Walcott rejoined manager James McPake, who brought him to Dundee, on loan at Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the season.[11] He made his debut on 27 January in an away league draw against Dundee United.[12] Fagan-Walcott scored his first goal for the Pars on 17 February in a league draw against Arbroath.[13] He scored again in the following game, a winning effort away to Partick Thistle.[14]

On 7 June 2024, Cardiff announced it had extended the player's contract.[15] Fagan-Walcott made his debut for Cardiff on 13 August, coming on as a substitute in an EFL Cup win over Bristol Rovers.[16] Fagan-Walcott made his league debut for the Bluebirds as a substitute in the Championship opener away to Burnley.[17]

York City

On 2 September 2024, Fagan-Walcott joined National League club York City on a season-long loan deal.[18]

On 24 December 2024, he agreed to join the club on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee, the deal becoming active from 2 January 2025.[19] Fagan-Walcott enjoyed a standout 2025–26 season, being nominated for the National League Team of the Season and Young Player of the Year awards in a campaign that saw York City declared champions and promoted to the EFL League Two.[20][21][22] On 4 June 2026, York accepted a seven-figure offer from Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian for Fagan-Walcott.[23]

Heart of Midlothian

On 18th June 2026, Hearts announced that Fagan-Walcott had joined the club on a four year deal.[24]

International career

Fagan-Walcott was included in the England under-17 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[25]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19 ———="2"|—1[a]010
2019–20 ————1[a]010
2021–22 ————2[a]020
2022–23 ————2[a]020
Total 000000006060
Tottenham Hotspur 2018–19 Premier League 000000000000
2019–20 0000001[b]00010
2020–21 000000000000
2021–22 000000000000
2022–23 000000000000
Total 000000100010
Dundee (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 200000—0020
Cardiff City 2023–24 EFL Championship 000000—0000
2024–25 100020—0030
Total 100020000030
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2023–24 Scottish Championship 153———00153
York City (loan) 2024–25 National League 17110——00181
York City 2024–25 National League 22 5 — — — 2[c] 0 24 5
2025–26 36 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 8
Total 75 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 79 14
Heart of Midlothian 2026–27 Scottish Premiership 000000200020
Total 000000200020
Career total 93172020308010817
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy and National League play-offs

Honours

York City

Individual

  • National League Team of the Season: 2025–26[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Malachi Fagan-Walcott". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Malachi FAGAN-WALCOTT". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Norsemen Youth signs for Tottenham Hotspur FC". Norsemen F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Turner, James (17 July 2018). "Spotted: Walcott agrees terms with Tottenham". This is Futbol. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (10 March 2020). "RB Leipzig 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Our youngest ever players - Where does Jun'ai Byfield rank?". Tottenham Hotspur. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Malachi joins on loan". dundeefc.co.uk. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Cran, George (18 March 2021). "Dundee loanee Malachi Fagan-Walcott to return to Tottenham Hotspur". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "U21 – Malachi Fagan-Walcott signs for City". Cardiff City FC. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Brown, Craig (12 January 2024). "Malachi Fagan-Walcott signs | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club -". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Dundee Utd go point clear despite draw with Dunfermline". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Arbroath come from behind to draw at Dunfermline". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Pars surprise Thistle with controversial win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Cardiff City vs Bristol Rovers: League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Burnley 5-0 Cardiff: Ethan Horvath howler sets tone as Clarets win in Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "York City sign defender Malachi Fagan-Walcott on season-long loan". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "York City sign Malachi Fagan-Walcott for an undisclosed fee". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "York City trio named in the National League Team of the Season". York Press. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "End of Season Awards nominations: Enterprise National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Rochdale 1-1 York City live: Visitors win National League title and promotion with 103rd-minute equaliser". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Malachi Fagan-Walcott: York City accept bid from Hearts". BBC Sport. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Malachi makes Gorgie move – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  25. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (2 May 2019). "Young Lions squad head for UEFA U17 Euro finals in the Republic of Ireland this month". Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "National League: 2025/26: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
    "York: Squad details: 2025/26". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Enterprise National League Team of the Season line-ups confirmed". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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