Megan Laura Walsh (born 12 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion of the FA Women's Super League and the Republic of Ireland.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Megan Laura Walsh[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Bromsgrove, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2011 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Aston Villa | 33 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Everton | 14 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Notts County | 12 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Yeovil Town | 44 | (0) |
2019– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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 3 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022 |
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.
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.
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 Giorgia.[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]
Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. – current squad | |
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