Nesta Guinness-Walker
English footballer
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Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker (born 14 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League Two club Northampton Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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– | Northampton Town | 66 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:42, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2019–20[19] | League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2020–21[20] | League One | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[21] | League One | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 82 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 3 | ||
| Reading | 2022–23[22] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2023–24[23] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2023–24[23] | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 2024–25[24] | League One | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2025–26[25] | League One | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| Total | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 198 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6 | ||