Michelle Walsh

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Michelle Walsh
Personal information
Full name Michelle Walsh
Date of birth (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St. Catherine's
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms
2002–2004 Leeds United
2004–2007 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2007–2008 Blackburn Rovers
2008–2011 Leeds City Vixens
2013–2015 Guiseley A.F.C. Vixens
International career
1998–2006 Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Michelle Walsh (born 2 August 1982) is an Irish former footballer. She most recently played as a midfielder for Yorkshire Amateur and has represented the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Club career

Walsh's club career started as a young girl in Dublin and has since taken her all over the globe, playing in USA and currently in the UK. She has played for the following clubs: Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds City Vixens. In 2001 she reportedly took up a college soccer scholarship to Lindsey Wilson College, [1] and during the 2002 season she signed for W-League club New Hampshire Lady Phantoms.[ citation needed ]

She signed for Guiseley A.F.C. Vixens in 2013 and also represented the women's section of Yorkshire Amateur AFC, before retiring in 2022. [2]

International career

Walsh has represented the Republic of Ireland at all age levels and the senior women's team, competing in European and World Cup qualifiers [3] at full international level. [4]

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References

  1. "Debbie off on soccer scholarship to States". Irish Independent . 10 August 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. "Ex-Leeds United Women and Ireland international retires at 39". She Kicks . 24 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. "Ireland need to beat Wales". Kickin. Retrieved 16 May 2010.[ dead link ]
  4. "Women's first team playing profile". Leeds City Vixens. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.