Jayden Walker is a retired player most recently playing for Penrith Panthers.
Jayden Walker (born 13 August 1996) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who is contracted to the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at second-row.
The son of former professional rugby league footballer Shane Walker, Walker played his junior rugby league for De La Salle Caringbah. He is of Italian descent.
Walker was signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks to play for their S. G. Ball Cup side, before moving into their National Youth Competition side in 2014. On Australia Day in 2015, he was arrested for verbally abusing police and resisting arrest, having been initially approached by authorities for possessing alcohol in an alcohol-free zone. In May 2016, he admitted to using recreational drugs and was banned from playing by the Sharks for 12 weeks. Walker played 14 NYC games for the Sharks between 2014 and 2016.