Megan Walsh (footballer)
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.jpg) Walsh with West Ham in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:04, 8 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
Everton
Walsh made her league debut against Birmingham City on 4 September 2013.[3]
Notts County
Walsh made her league debut against Manchester City on 23 March 2016.[4]
Yeovil Town
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
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
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
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]
