Megan Walsh (footballer)
![]() Walsh with West Ham in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Megan Laura Walsh[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 November 1994 | ||
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
[edit]Everton
[edit]Megan made her league debut against Birmingham City on 4 September 2013.[3]
Notts County
[edit]Megan made her league debut against Manchester City on 23 March 2016.[4]
Yeovil Town
[edit]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] Megan signed a contract extension on 16 August 2017.[7]
Brighton
[edit]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] Megan 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]
Megan departed Brighton in 2023.[12]
West Ham
[edit]Megan was announced at West Ham on 18 August 2023.[13] She made her league debut against Arsenal on 26 November 2023.[14]
International career
[edit]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]
Megan was called up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
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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 |
- ^ Includes Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's Premier League Cup, FA Women's League Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 26 September 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Republic of Ireland | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Match Report" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Megan Walsh Interview". Keeper Portal. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham City vs Everton - 4 September 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Manchester City vs Notts County - 23 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies sign ex-Notts County goalkeeper for Spring Series". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Yeovil Town vs Bristol City - 3 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies goalkeeper signs new deal at WSL 1 club". BBC Sport. 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Brighton Women: Goalkeeper Megan Walsh joins Women's Super League club". BBC Sport. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Bristol City vs Brighton - 7 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Megan Walsh and Maya Le Tissier: Brighton & Hove Albion Women pair sign new deals". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Megan Walsh: Brighton Women goalkeeper signs new deal until 2023". BBC Sport. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Megan Connolly and Megan Walsh among five players leaving WSL club Brighton". BBC Sport. 25 May 2023.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Republic of Ireland international Megan Walsh". WHUFC.
- ^ "Arsenal vs West Ham United - 26 November 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Megan Walsh: "The World University Games was an unbelievable experience"". Women's Soccer United. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Walsh makes switch to link up with WNT". Football Association of Ireland. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Pinatar Cup: Republic of Ireland lose in tight semi-final against Russia". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland Women announce Women's World Cup squad: Meet the Girls in Green". SkySports.
- ^ "Megan Walsh". The FA. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - M. Walsh - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Megan Walsh at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bromsgrove
- English women's footballers
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Aston Villa W.F.C. players
- Everton F.C. (women) players
- Notts County L.F.C. players
- Yeovil Town L.F.C. players
- England women's under-23 international footballers
- FA Women's National League players
- Women's Super League players
- Alumni of the University of Liverpool
- Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- England women's youth international footballers
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players