Michelle Walsh | |
Fullname: | Michelle Walsh |
Birth Date: | 1982 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Height: | 5 ft 3 in |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | St. Catherine's |
Years1: | 2002 |
Clubs1: | New Hampshire Lady Phantoms |
Years2: | 2002–2004 |
Clubs2: | Leeds United |
Years3: | 2004–2007 |
Clubs3: | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Years4: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs4: | Blackburn Rovers |
Years5: | 2008–2011 |
Clubs5: | Leeds City Vixens |
Years6: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs6: | Guiseley A.F.C. Vixens |
Nationalyears1: | 1998–2006 |
Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland |
Pcupdate: | 20:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 20:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Michelle Walsh (born 2 August 1982) is an Irish former footballer. She most recently played as a midfielder for Yorkshire Amateur and has represented the Republic of Ireland national team.
Walsh's club career started as a young girl in Dublin and has since taken her all over the globe, playing in USA and currently in the UK. She has played for the following clubs: Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds City Vixens. In 2001 she reportedly took up a college soccer scholarship to Lindsey Wilson College,[1] and during the 2002 season she signed for W-League club New Hampshire Lady Phantoms.
She signed for Guiseley A.F.C. Vixens in 2013 and also represented the women's section of Yorkshire Amateur AFC, before retiring in 2022.[2]
Walsh has represented the Republic of Ireland at all age levels and the senior women's team, competing in European and World Cup qualifiers[3] at full international level.[4]