Stephen Walmsley begins his first season as a graduate assistant coach for Georgia Southern men's soccer in 2018.
Walmsley joins Georgia Southern from Australia, where he has worked as a physical education teacher at Ocean Reef Senior High School, a specialist soccer school in Western Australia.
Prior to working in Australia, Walmsley served as a player and head coach for UMF Tindastóll in the Icelandic 2nd Division. As the youngest head coach in the country in 2017, Walmsley led Tindastóll to solidifying a place in the 2nd division after promotion from the 3rd dvision in 2016. During the 2016 season, Walmsley was named "Besti Leikmaður" (Player of the Season) as Tindastóll embarked upon a 17 game winning streak to clinch the "3.deild" title.
A graduate of Central Connecticut State University in 2015, Walmsley played four seasons for the Blue Devils, serving as captain from his sophomore year, helping the team to win the Northeast Conference regular season title on two occasions in 2011 and 2013. He received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education Teaching and was awarded the Coca Cola award as the highest achieving male student athlete as a senior. Walmsley also played four seasons in the PDL for Ocala Stampede, winning 4 straight southeastern championships and two Southern Conference championships, along with 2 final four appearances in 2014 and 2015.
Before coming to the United States, Walmsley played for Australian A-league club Perth Glory and captained his state of Western Australia as a youth player. A native of Liverpool, England, he also spent time at several Premier League academies such as Liverpool, Everton and Aston Villa.
Walmsley is currently pursuing his master's degree in professional communication and leadership at Georgia Southern.
