Nesta Guinness-Walker

Nesta Pierre Guinness-Walker is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Northampton Town.

Personal life

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

Guinness-Walker played youth football for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, spending two years with Chelsea and one year with Tottenham, before leaving at the age of 11, before playing Sunday League football as a teenager. He joined non-league Metropolitan Police at the age of 17. Following a successful trial period he signed for AFC Wimbledon in May 2019. He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–1 defeat to Ipswich Town on 20 August 2019. He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season, but he left the club on 5 July 2022.
On 29 July 2022, Reading announced the signing of Guinness-Walker on a one-year contract following a successful trial. On 17 May 2023, Reading activated a clause in Guinness-Walker's contract to keep him at the club for the 2023–24 season.
On 24 January 2024, Guinness-Walker joined League One club Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.
He was released by Reading at the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 27 September 2024, Guinness-Walker joined League One side Northampton Town on a short-term contract. The contract was extended in December 2024 until summer 2026.