Louis Walsh (footballer)

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
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Oxford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Barnsley	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Guiseley (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2022	Southend United	12	(0)
2022	Barnet	9	(0)
2022	→ Beaconsfield Town (loan)	6	(0)
2022	→ Banbury United (loan)	4	(0)
2022–2023	Slough Town	12	(0)
2023	→ Thame United (loan)	1	(0)
2023	→ Risborough Rangers (loan)	8	(3)
2023–2024	Bedford Town	24	(7)
2024	AFC Dunstable	6	(1)
2024–	Oxford City	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Louis Anthony Dermot Walsh (born 5 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oxford City.

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]

Oxford City

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]

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". ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2024 ^{[2] [18]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2018–19	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guiseley (loan)	2018–19	National League North	5	0	2	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	10	0
Southend United	2020–21	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2021–22	National League	7	0	2	1	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	11	1
	Total		12	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	16	1
Barnet	2021–22	National League	9	0	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	11	0
Beaconsfield Town (loan)	2022–23	SFL Premier Division South	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Banbury United (loan)	2022–23	National League North	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Slough Town	2022–23	National League South	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Thame United (loan)	2022–23	SFL Division One Central	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Risborough Rangers (loan)	2022–23	SSML Premier Division	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
Bedford Town	2023–24	SFL Division One Central	24	7	4	1	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 4]	1	32	9
AFC Dunstable	2023–24	SFL Division One Central	6	1	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	7	1
Oxford City	2024–25	National League North	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
Career total			87	11	9	6	0	0	12	1	108	18

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. "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. "Louis Walsh – Midfielder – Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk.
18. "Louis Walsh". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.