Megan Walsh (footballer)

Megan Walsh
	Walsh with West Ham in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Megan Laura Walsh
Date of birth	12 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bromsgrove, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	West Ham United
Number	25
Youth career
2004–2011	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Aston Villa
2013–2015	Everton
2015–2017	Notts County
2017–2019	Yeovil Town
2019–2023	Brighton & Hove Albion
2023–	West Ham United
International career‡
2010	England U17
2011–2012	England U19
2014–2017	England U23
2022–	Republic of Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:31, 28 December 2023 (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]

Following the demise of Notts County in Spring 2017, Walsh signed for Yeovil Town for the rest of the FA WSL Spring Series.^[3] 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.

International career[edit]

Walsh represented Great Britain at the 2017 Summer Universiade.^[4]

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.^[5] Walsh earned her first cap for Ireland on 19 February 2022 in a 1–0 defeat by Russia at the 2022 Pinatar Cup.^[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 17 December 2023^[7]^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Total
Club	Season	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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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.
^ "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies sign ex-Notts County goalkeeper for Spring Series". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "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.
^ "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

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[9] Includes Women's FA Cup

[10] Includes FA Women's Premier League Cup, FA Women's League Cup

[1] "Match Report" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[KP_interview-2] "Megan Walsh Interview". Keeper Portal. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[3] "Megan Walsh: Yeovil Town Ladies sign ex-Notts County goalkeeper for Spring Series". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[4] "Megan Walsh: "The World University Games was an unbelievable experience"". Women's Soccer United. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[5] "Walsh makes switch to link up with WNT". Football Association of Ireland. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[6] "Pinatar Cup: Republic of Ireland lose in tight semi-final against Russia". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[7] "Megan Walsh". The FA. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[8] "Republic of Ireland - M. Walsh - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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