Louis Walsh (footballer)

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Louis Walsh
Personal information
Full name Louis Anthony Dermot Walsh [1]
Date of birth (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Aylesbury Vale, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Gosport Borough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Barnsley 0 (0)
2018–2019Guiseley (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2022 Southend United 12 (0)
2022 Barnet 9 (0)
2022Beaconsfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
2022Banbury United (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 Slough Town 12 (0)
2023Thame United (loan) 1 (0)
2023Risborough Rangers (loan) 8 (3)
2023–2024 Bedford Town 24 (7)
2024 AFC Dunstable 6 (1)
2024 Oxford City 8 (0)
2025 Bishop's Stortford 4 (1)
2025– Gosport Borough 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Louis Anthony Dermot Walsh (born 5 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Southern League Premier Division South club Gosport Borough.

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Career

Early career

Walsh signed for Barnsley in July 2018, having previously been on trial with the club. [3] He moved on loan to Guiseley in November 2018 for a month, [4] making 5 league and 5 cup appearances for the club. [2]

Southend United

After leaving Barnsley in April 2019 he went on trial with Nottingham Forest. [5] He signed for Southend United in December 2020 on an 18-month contract. [6] Walsh scored once in sixteen appearances in all competitions for the Shrimpers. [2]

Barnet

Walsh joined Barnet on a permanent contract on 16 February 2022. [7] In July 2022, Walsh, along with team-mate Aymen Azaze, joined Beaconsfield Town on loan. [8] In November 2022, he joined Banbury United on a one-month loan. [9] He left the Bees by mutual consent in December 2022. [10]

Later career

Walsh signed for Slough Town in December 2022. [11] He later registered also with Thame United and Risborough Rangers. [12] He joined Bedford Town for the 2023–24 season. [13] After nine goals in 32 games for the Eagles, he joined AFC Dunstable in March 2024. [14]

After a successful trial period, Walsh joined Oxford City in August 2024. [15] He scored four goals on his debut against Willand Rovers in the FA Cup. [16] In February 2025, following a short spell with Bishop's Stortford, he joined Gosport Borough. [17]

Playing style

Former club Barnsley said of Walsh that "blessed with incredible acceleration and terrific technique, the flying winger ghosts past defenders with consummate ease and frequently provides teammates with assists while contributing with goals too". [18]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2024 [2] [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2018–19 League One 0000000000
Guiseley (loan) 2018–19 National League North 5020003 [a] 0100
Southend United 2020–21 League Two 50000050
2021–22 National League 70212 [b] 0111
Total120210020161
Barnet 2021–22 National League9000002 [c] 0110
Beaconsfield Town (loan) 2022–23 SFL Premier Division South6000000060
Banbury United (loan) 2022–23 National League North4000000040
Slough Town 2022–23 National League South 120000000120
Thame United (loan) 2022–23 SFL Division One Central1000000010
Risborough Rangers (loan) 2022–23 SSML Premier Division8300000083
Bedford Town 2023–24 SFL Division One Central24741004 [d] 1329
AFC Dunstable 2023–24 SFL Division One Central6100001 [e] 071
Oxford City 2024–25 National League North0014000014
Career total8711960012110818
  1. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in West Riding County Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
  5. One appearance in divisional play-offs

References

  1. "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "England – L. Walsh – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. "Louis Walsh Joins The Reds!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
  4. Bridson, Adam (11 July 2023). "Louis Walsh Signs On Loan".
  5. Cooper, Barry (3 April 2019). "Former Barnsley winger handed trial at Forest". NottinghamshireLive.
  6. "Southend sign Walsh on 18-month deal". BBC Sport.
  7. "Bees bring in Louis Walsh – Barnet Football Club".
  8. "Duo Join Beaconsfield – Barnet Football Club".
  9. "Louis Walsh | Loan to Banbury United – Barnet Football Club".
  10. "Louis Walsh departs – Barnet Football Club".
  11. "SQUAD NEWS: OXFORD CITY".
  12. "Louis Walsh – Aylesbury United".
  13. "Town Complete Walsh Signing".
  14. @AFCDunstable (22 March 2024). "Welcome to AFC Dunstable" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  15. https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/oxford-city-complete-louis-walsh-signing
  16. https://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/walsh-hat-trick-sends-city-through
  17. @GosportBFC (11 February 2025). "✍️ We are pleased to announce the signing of Louis Walsh. The midfielder signs from Bishop's Stortford having previously been at Non League step two side, Oxford City. Walsh has signed a deal until the end of the season. Welcome Louis! 🤝 #UTB" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 February 2025 via Twitter.
  18. "Louis Walsh – Midfielder – Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
  19. "Louis Walsh". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.