Keira Walsh

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Keira Walsh
Personal information
Full name:	Keira Fae Walsh
Date of birth:	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)
Place of birth:	Rochdale, England
Height:	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number:	30
Youth clubs
2008–2014	Blackburn Rovers
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2014 2014–2022 2022–2025 2025–	Blackburn Rovers Manchester City Barcelona Chelsea	010 00(3) 118 00(6) 064 00(4) 000 00(0)
National team
2009–2011 2012–2013 2014–2016 2016 2017 2017– 2021	England U15 England U17 England U19 England U20 England U23 England Great Britain	004 00(0) 009 00(1) 009 00(0) 000 00(0) 004 00(0) 080 00(0) 003 00(0)

Keira Fae Walsh (born 8 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team. She is considered both a playmaker and a defensive midfielder. She has previously played for Blackburn Rovers; Manchester City; and Barcelona, and Great Britain at the Olympics. Walsh has numerous titles: she has won the Women's Super League and the Copa de la Reina once each, and the Liga F, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Supercopa de España, and the Champions League all on multiple occasions. With Manchester City she achieved one domestic treble, while at Barcelona she successively achieved a continental treble and continental quadruple. She was part of the England team that won the Euro 2022, and was named player of the match in the final.

Walsh became a first-team regular at Manchester City as a teenager during their 2014 campaign, playing a key role in the team securing the Continental Cup. She became the second player to reach 200 appearances for the club, which she achieved in March 2022. In joining Barcelona later that year, she set a world-record fee for a female footballer.

She represented England for their age-group teams before making her senior debut in 2017. She was part of the team that won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, and was named Player of the Match in the final.

External links

• Profile at the Football Association website
• Keira Walsh – UEFA competition record

England – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup – Fourth place

1. Bardsley 2. Bronze 3. Greenwood 4. Walsh 5. Houghton (c) 6. Bright 7. Parris 8. Scott 9. Taylor 10. Kirby 11. Duggan 12. Stokes 13. Telford 14. Williamson 15. McManus 16. Moore 17. Daly 18. White 19. Stanway 20. Carney 21. Earps 22. Mead 23. Staniforth Manager:   Phil Neville

England – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 – Winners

1. Earps 2. Bronze 3. Daly 4. Walsh 5. Greenwood 6. Bright 7. Mead 8. Williamson (c) 9. White 10. Stanway 11. Hemp 12. Carter 13. Hampton 14. Kirby 15. Stokes 16. Scott 17. Parris 18. Kelly 19. England 20. Toone 21. Roebuck 22. Wubben-Moy 23. Russo Manager:   Wiegman

England – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup – Runners-up

1. Earps 2. Bronze 3. Charles 4. Walsh 5. Greenwood 6. Bright (c) 7. James 8. Stanway 9. Daly 10. Toone 11. Hemp 12. Nobbs 13. Hampton 14. Wubben-Moy 15. Morgan 16. Carter 17. Coombs 18. Kelly 19. England 20. Zelem 21. Roebuck 22. Robinson 23. Russo Manager:   Sarina Wiegman