Reggie Walsh

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Reggie Walsh
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-10-20) 20 October 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 81
Youth career
–2025 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 England U15 4 (0)
2023–2024 England U16 5 (0)
2024– England U17 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024

Reggie Walsh (born 20 October 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

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Club career

Walsh joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at the age of seven and was promoted to the club's under-18 team ahead of the 2024–25 season. [1]

On 1 May 2025, Walsh made his senior debut for Chelsea against Djurgårdens IF in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League semi-finals. [2] He became Chelsea's third youngest ever player, only behind Ian Hamilton and Kingsley Whiffen. [3] A week later, on 8 May, he started the match against the same opponent, becoming Chelsea's youngest ever starter in a European competition at 16 years and 200 days, surpassing Shim Mheuka's previous record of 17 years and 137 days set earlier that season. [4]

International career

Walsh is an England youth international and had represented England at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. In 2024, he played for the England national under-17 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. [5]

Style of play

Walsh plays as a midfielder. English news website football.london wrote in 2025 that he is a "technically gifted midfielder, who has often been used in the No.10 position". [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2024–25 [6] Premier League 0000002 [a] 00020
Career total000000200020

Honours

Chelsea

References

  1. ↑ "Who are Reggie Walsh and Genesis Antwi? Chelsea teenagers on Conference League bench vs Copenhagen". The Independent . 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Djurgården vs Chelsea". UEFA. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "From GCSEs to European semi-final - meet Chelsea's 16-year-old wonderkid". BBC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Calcutt, Robert (8 May 2025). "Chelsea starlet creates instant history in UEFA Conference League semi-final clash". talkSPORT.
  5. 1 2 "Who is Reggie Walsh? Chelsea wonderkid in squad for Copenhagen tie and could make history". football.london. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Reggie Walsh in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-1 to win Conference League". BBC. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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