Will Vaulks

Tranmere Rovers

Vaulks was born in Wirral, Merseyside, and grew up supporting Newcastle United. He began his career with local League One club Tranmere Rovers, signing amateur forms in March 2003 at the age of nine. Vaulks remained with Tranmere and was rewarded with his first professional contract in June 2010. He was called up for one senior match, a 2–1 extra-time win at Chesterfield in the League Cup first round on 13 August 2012, in which he was an unused substitute.

Workington

In August 2012, Vaulks joined Workington of the Conference North initially on a one-month loan. He made his senior debut on 22 August in a 1–0 loss to Chester, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Mark Boyd. His loan was subsequently extended twice before he signed a permanent deal with Workington at the beginning of December 2012. He went on to make 24 appearances in all competitions for the Cumbrian club, scoring the equaliser in a 2–1 win over Droylsden at Borough Park.

Falkirk

In February 2013, due to a clause in his Workington contract that allowed him to leave for a professional club, he signed for Scottish Football League First Division side Falkirk. He made his debut on 9 March in a 2–0 loss at Greenock Morton, and ended the season with six appearances. On 9 November 2013, Vaulks scored his first goal for the Bairns, to open a 4–1 win over Livingston at Falkirk Stadium. In January 2014, Vaulks was called to a trial by English Championship club Blackburn…

Vaulks qualifies to play for Wales through his mother, and in March 2019 manager Ryan Giggs called him up to the national team for games against Slovakia and Trinidad and Tobago. He made his debut in the friendly against the latter team at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on 20 March, playing the full match and assisting the only goal by Ben Woodburn in added time. He made his competitive debut on 8 June that year in a 2–1 defeat to Croatia.

Club

As of end of 2025–26 season

International

As of match played 29 March 2022

Vaulks lost both of his grandfathers to suicide when he was a teenager. He has raised awareness for the suicide bereavement charity Baton of Hope.