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

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]

Career statistics

Club

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

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

  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.