Christian Timothy Walton (born 9 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Ipswich Town.

[6] Born in Wadebridge, Cornwall,[1] Walton began his career with Plymouth Argyle aged 10 and progressed through the club's youth system.

[7] He was named in a matchday squad for the first time three days after his 16th birthday for an FA Cup first round tie against Stourbridge, in which he remained an unused substitute, the match finishing 3–3.

[13] Walton made his professional debut for Brighton aged 18 in a 0–2 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup fourth round on 29 October 2014.

[23] On 24 June 2016, Walton signed for League Two club Luton Town on a season-long loan, linking back up with Nathan Jones who was first-team coach for his first three years at Brighton.

[26] He was recalled by Brighton on 31 January 2017 following an injury to fellow goalkeeper Niki Mäenpää, having made 33 appearances for Luton and conceded the fewest goals in League Two during his loan spell.

[27] On 1 April 2017, Walton signed for League One club Southend United on an emergency loan for an initial seven days as cover for Ted Smith who had sustained a wrist injury.

[37] He also featured in Wigan's run to the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 FA Cup, playing and keeping clean sheets in a 2–0 win over Premier League side West Ham United in the fourth round and a 1–0 win against eventual Premier League champions Manchester City in the fifth round, as well as playing in Wigan's 0–2 quarter-final loss to Southampton.

On 22 April 2019 Walton kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over local rivals, Preston North End which secured Wigan's Championship status.

[44] Walton played in Brighton's pre season friendly against Chelsea on 29 August 2020 where he came on as a half time substitute for Mathew Ryan.

[45][46] On 13 January 2021, Walton made a Premier League match day squad for the first time being named on the bench in the 0–1 away loss at Manchester City.

[47] He made his first appearance for Brighton in over five-and-a-half years on 23 January, playing in the 2–1 fourth round FA Cup home victory over Blackpool.

[57] Walton also played in the 0–0 second round FA Cup draw at home against League Two side Barrow on 4 December, in which manager Paul Cook was later dismissed.

[62] On 17 August, following a calf injury to first choice goalkeeper Arijanet Muric,[63] Walton started Ipswich's first Premier League game of the 2024–25 season, a 0–2 loss to Liverpool.