Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 October 2008 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 81 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2025 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2024–25 [6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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