Georgia Walters
Welsh footballer (born 1993)
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Georgia Walters (born 6 April 1993) is a Welsh footballer, who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Wales national team. She has previously played for Swindon Town, Reading, Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool.
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Walters in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Georgia Walters | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1993 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swindon Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Swindon Town | |||
| c. 2015 | Reading | ||
| ?–2020 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2020–2021 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sheffield United | 26 | (1) |
| 2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Wales | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:36, 3 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:20, 18 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Walters has played for Swindon Town, initially at youth level,[1] and later at senior level. In 2012, she received a scholarship to play in the US.[2] As of 2015, she was playing for Reading,[3] and she later played for Tranmere Rovers.[4]
In February 2020, Walters signed for Blackburn Rovers; she made two appearances before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, she signed a new contract with Blackburn.[5] In total, she scored three goals in 20 league appearances for the club,[6] and was shortlisted for the club's 2020–21 player of the season award.[7] She left Blackburn at the end of that season,[8] and joined Liverpool in September 2021 on a non-contract basis.[9] In January 2022, Walters signed for Sheffield United on a contract until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10] She played every match for Sheffield United that season, and later signed a new contract with the club prior to the 2022–23 season.[11] Walters returned to Blackburn Rovers in August 2023, on a one-year contract.[12]
International career
In 2015, Walters attended a Wales national team training camp.[3] In September 2019, Walters received her first callup to the squad.[4] She made her debut in a 2020 match against the Faroe Islands,[9] coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.[13] In 2021, she was included in Wales squads for friendly matches against Canada and Denmark,[14] and their October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches.[15]