Megan Walsh (footballer)

Megan Walsh
Walsh with West Ham in 2023
Personal information
Full name Megan Laura Walsh[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 30)
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*
Years Team Apps (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 22:04, 8 May 2024 (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.

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

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Everton

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Walsh made her league debut against Birmingham City on 4 September 2013.[3]

Notts County

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Walsh made her league debut against Manchester City on 23 March 2016.[4]

Yeovil Town

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Following the demise of Notts County in Spring 2017, Walsh signed for Yeovil Town for the rest of the FA WSL Spring Series.[5] She made her league debut against Bristol City on 3 May 2017.[6] Walsh signed a contract extension on 16 August 2017.[7]

Brighton

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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.[8] She made her league debut against Bristol City on 7 September 2019.[9] Walsh signed a contract extension on 9 January 2020, extending her stay till 2021.[10] She signed another contract extension on 6 May 2021, extending her stay until 2023.[11]

Walsh departed Brighton in 2023.[12]

West Ham

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Walsh was announced at West Ham on 18 August 2023.[13] She made her league debut against Arsenal on 26 November 2023.[14]

International career

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Walsh represented Great Britain at the 2017 Summer Universiade.[15]

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.[16] Walsh earned her first cap for Ireland on 19 February 2022 in a 1–0 defeat by Russia at the 2022 Pinatar Cup.[17]

Walsh was called up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 December 2023[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 2010–11 Women's Premier League 1 0 ? ? 0 0 1 0
2011–12 Women's Premier League 14 0 ? ? 2 0 16 0
2012–13 Women's Premier League 11 0 ? ? 5 0 16 0
Total 26 0 ? ? 7 0 33 0
Everton 2013 Women's Super League 2 0 ? ? 0 0 2 0
2014 Women's Super League 3 0 ? ? 4 0 7 0
2015 Women's Super League 2 9 0 ? ? 1 0 10 0
Total 14 0 ? ? 5 0 19 0
Notts County 2016 Women's Super League 12 0 ? ? 2 0 14 0
Yeovil Town 2017 Women's Super League 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2017–18 Women's Super League 18 0 1 0 1 0 20 0
2018–19 Women's Super League 20 0 1 0 3 0 24 0
Total 44 0 2 0 4 0 50 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 Women's Super League 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2020–21 Women's Super League 15 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
2021–22 Women's Super League 20 0 1 0 3 0 24 0
2022–23 Women's Super League 15 0 2 0 3 0 20 0
Total 65 0 6 0 6 0 77 0
West Ham United 2023–24 Women's Super League 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Career total 161 0 8 0 26 0 198 0
  1. ^ Includes Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes FA Women's Premier League Cup, FA Women's League Cup

International

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As of match played 26 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Match Report" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Megan Walsh Interview". Keeper Portal. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Birmingham City vs Everton - 4 September 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Manchester City vs Notts County - 23 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies sign ex-Notts County goalkeeper for Spring Series". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Yeovil Town vs Bristol City - 3 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies goalkeeper signs new deal at WSL 1 club". BBC Sport. 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Brighton Women: Goalkeeper Megan Walsh joins Women's Super League club". BBC Sport. 10 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Bristol City vs Brighton - 7 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Megan Walsh and Maya Le Tissier: Brighton & Hove Albion Women pair sign new deals". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Megan Walsh: Brighton Women goalkeeper signs new deal until 2023". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Megan Connolly and Megan Walsh among five players leaving WSL club Brighton". BBC Sport. 25 May 2023.
  13. ^ "West Ham United sign Republic of Ireland international Megan Walsh". WHUFC.
  14. ^ "Arsenal vs West Ham United - 26 November 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Megan Walsh: "The World University Games was an unbelievable experience"". Women's Soccer United. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Walsh makes switch to link up with WNT". Football Association of Ireland. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Pinatar Cup: Republic of Ireland lose in tight semi-final against Russia". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Republic of Ireland Women announce Women's World Cup squad: Meet the Girls in Green". SkySports.
  19. ^ "Megan Walsh". The FA. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Republic of Ireland - M. Walsh - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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