Megan Walsh (footballer)

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Megan Walsh
Megan Walsh Lewes FC Women v West Ham Utd Women pre season 20 08 2023-432 (cropped).jpg
Walsh with West Ham in 2023
Personal information
Full name Megan Laura Walsh [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bromsgrove, England [2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2011 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Aston Villa 26 (0)
2013–2015 Everton 14 (0)
2015–2017 Notts County 12 (0)
2017–2019 Yeovil Town 44 (0)
2019–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 65 (0)
2023– West Ham United 3 (0)
International career‡
2010 England U17 1 (0)
2011–2012 England U19 4 (0)
2014–2017 England U23 3 (0)
2022– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022

Megan Laura Walsh (born 12 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Walsh is a product of the Aston Villa academy. She played internationally for England at all youth levels up to the under-23 side but declared for the Republic of Ireland in November 2021, for whom she is qualified by paternal descent.

Club career

Following the demise of Notts County in Spring 2017, Walsh signed for Yeovil Town for the rest of the FA WSL Spring Series. [3] In July 2019, following Yeovil's relegation to the FA Women's National League South, Walsh remained in the WSL after signing for Brighton & Hove Albion.

International career

Walsh represented Great Britain at the 2017 Summer Universiade. [4]

After representing England at youth levels between 2010 and 2020, it was announced that Walsh had changed her international allegiances to Ireland, eligible through her Wexford-born grandfather, having failed to receive a call up for the England senior team. She was called up for Ireland's Women's World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Georgia. [5] Walsh earned her first cap for Ireland on 19 February 2022 in a 1–0 defeat by Russia at the 2022 Pinatar Cup. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023 [7] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2010–11 Women's Premier League 10??0010
2011–12Women's Premier League140??20160
2012–13Women's Premier League110??50160
Total260??70330
Everton 2013 Women's Super League 20??0020
2014Women's Super League30??4070
2015 Women's Super League 2 90??10100
Total140??50190
Notts County 2016Women's Super League120??20140
Yeovil Town 2017 Women's Super League6000—60
2017–18Women's Super League1801010200
2018–19 Women's Super League2001030240
Total4402040500
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 Women's Super League1501000160
2020–21 Women's Super League1502000170
2021–22 Women's Super League2001030240
2022–23 Women's Super League1502030200
Total6506060770
West Ham United 2023–24 Women's Super League30002050
Career total1610802601980

International

As of match played 26 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 202210
Total10

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References

  1. ↑ "Match Report" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Megan Walsh Interview". Keeper Portal. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies sign ex-Notts County goalkeeper for Spring Series". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Megan Walsh: "The World University Games was an unbelievable experience"". Women's Soccer United. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Walsh makes switch to link up with WNT". Football Association of Ireland. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Pinatar Cup: Republic of Ireland lose in tight semi-final against Russia". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Megan Walsh". The FA. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - M. Walsh - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.


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