| Megan Walsh | |
| Fullname: | Megan Laura Walsh[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Bromsgrove, England[2] |
| Height: | 5ft 8in |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | West Ham United |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Everton |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Notts County |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps4: | 44 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps5: | 65 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | West Ham United |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Republic of Ireland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:04, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
Megan made her league debut against Birmingham City on 4 September 2013.[3]
Megan made her league debut against Manchester City on 23 March 2016.[4]
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] Megan signed a contract extension on 16 August 2017.[7]
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] Megan 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]
Megan departed Brighton in 2023.[12]
Megan was announced at West Ham on 18 August 2023.[13] She made her league debut against Arsenal on 26 November 2023.[14]
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]
Megan was called up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | |||