Walker Shabazz-Edwards

Walker Shabazz-Edwards
Personal information
Full name	Walker Zidane Waqar Brian Shabazz-Edwards
Date of birth	4 May 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth	England
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ipswich Town
Youth career
	Ilford
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–2024	Ilford
2024–2025	Brightlingsea Regent
2025–	Ipswich Town
International career‡
2026–	Guyana U20
2026–	Guyana
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:13, 28 January 2026 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:13, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Walker Zidane Waqar Brian Shabazz-Edwards (born 4 May 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.

Club career

Shabazz-Edwards began his senior career in the Essex Senior Football League side Ilford in 2023, before moving to Isthmian League club Brightlingsea Regent the following season.^[2] On 4 March 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Ipswich Town.^[3]

Born in England, Shabazz-Edwards is of Guyanese descent. He was called up to the Guyana U20s for 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying matches in February 2026.^[4] He was called up to the senior Guyana national team for a set of 2025–26 CONCACAF Series matches.^[5] He debuted with Barbados in a friendly 3–1 win over Belize on 30 March 2026.^[6]