Nesta Guinness-Walker

Nesta Guinness-Walker
Personal information
Full name Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Hounslow, England[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2008 Chelsea
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur
2016–2018 Metropolitan Police
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Metropolitan Police
2019–2022 AFC Wimbledon 82 (3)
2022–2024 Reading 36 (0)
2024 → Stevenage (loan) 14 (0)
2024–2026 Northampton Town 66 (3)
2026– Aberdeen 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:27, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker (born 14 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.

Personal life

He is the grandson of actor Matthew Guinness and the great-grandson of actor Sir Alec Guinness.[5] He grew up in Twickenham and is of part-Barbadian descent.[5]

Career

Guinness-Walker played youth football for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur,[6] spending two years with Chelsea and one year with Tottenham, before leaving at the age of 11,[5] before playing Sunday League football as a teenager.[2] He joined non-league Metropolitan Police at the age of 17.[2] Following a successful trial period he signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2019.[6] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town on 20 August 2019.[7] He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season,[8] but he left the club on 5 July 2022.[9]

On 29 July 2022, Reading announced the signing of Guinness-Walker on a one-year contract following a successful trial.[10][11] On 17 May 2023, Reading activated a clause in Guinness-Walker's contract to keep him at the club for the 2023–24 season.[12]

On 24 January 2024, Guinness-Walker joined League One club Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[13]

He was released by Reading at the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]

On 27 September 2024, Guinness-Walker joined League One side Northampton Town on a short-term contract.[15][16] The contract was extended in December 2024 until summer 2026.[17] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2025–26 season.[18]

On 8 July 2026, Guinness-Walker joined Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen on a two-year deal.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20[20] League One 231101020271
2020–21[21] League One 311101020351
2021–22[22] League One 281302020351
Total 823504060973
Reading 2022–23[23] Championship 280101000300
2023–24[24] League One 80001020110
Total 360102020410
Stevenage (loan) 2023–24[24] League One 140000000140
Northampton Town 2024–25[25] League One 271100010291
2025–26[26] League One 392100030432
Total 663200040723
Aberdeen 2026–27[27] Scottish Premiership 2000500070
Career total 2006801101102306

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nesta Guinness-Walker – Defender – First team – AFC Wimbledon". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nesta Guinness-Walker – Defender – First team – Rwading". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nesta Guinness-Walker Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "Exclusive interview with AFC Wimbledon prospect Nesta Guiness-Walker on looking to perform on a football pitch – not a stage or the big screen". 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Nesta Guinness-Walker: AFC Wimbledon sign left-back from Metropolitan Police". BBC Sport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ipswich 2–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Retained List Announced". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Squad Update". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "GUINNESS-WALKER SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Reading sign left-back Guinness-Walker". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nesta Guinness-Walker joins on loan from Reading". www.stevenagefc.com. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Clinton Mola and Sam Hutchinson among four released by Reading". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "NESTA GUINNESS-WALKER SIGNS FOR NORTHAMPTON TOWN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Nesta Guinness-Walker: Ex-Reading full-back joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 27 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Cobblers defenders sign extended contracts". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 19 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Northampton Town: Jon Guthrie deal extended, but Jordan Willis and Tom Eaves released". BBC Sport. 5 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Dons Land Nesta Guinness-Walker on Two-Year Deal - Aberdeen FC". www.afc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Nesta Guinness-Walker in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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