STATESBORO, Ga. - South Georgia Tormenta FC today announced it has signed veteran USL League One midfielder Aaron Walker for the remainder of the 2024 season.

The Woodstock, Ga. native played four seasons at Oglethorpe University, where the captain led the Stormy Petrels to its first-ever SCAC Men's Soccer Championship title and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2011. In 2012, Walker spent time with the NPSL's Georgia Revolution. 

Walker began his professional career with then-second-division Icelandic side BÍ/Bolungarvík in 2015, totaling one goal in 22 appearances. After spending time in Iceland, Walker impressed in an open tryout for John Harkes' FC Cincinnati side and was signed by the then-USL Championship club in 2017.

Not seeing any playing time in Cincinnati, Walker spent the 2018 season with the NPSL's Atlanta Silverbacks FC and totaled 10 goal contributions before reuniting with his former head coach, John Harkes, at Greenville Triumph SC for the club's inaugural campaign in 2019.

Alongside Harkes, Walker helped build Greenville into a perennial League One power, guiding the club to a 2020 USL League One championship, the 2020 USL League One Players' Shield, and captaining the club in both the 2019 and 2021 USL League One Finals.

The 2021 USL League One All-League Second Team selection has amassed 131 appearances with Greenville across all competitions between 2019 and 2023 - the third-most in club history. In terms of all-time League One regular season statistics, Walker is seventh with 121 matches played, ninth with 9,986 minutes played and fifth with 55 matches won. In Statesboro, Walker combined with Conor Doyle who is currently tied with Greenville's Evan Lee for the most League One appearances at 137.