Michelle Walsh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michelle Walsh | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Catherine's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | New Hampshire Lady Phantoms | ||
| 2002–2004 | Leeds United | ||
| 2004–2007 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2007–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2008–2011 | Leeds City Vixens | ||
| 2013–2015 | Guiseley A.F.C. Vixens | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2006 | Republic of Ireland | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.
Club career
[edit]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.[2]
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.[3]
International career
[edit]Walsh has represented the Republic of Ireland at all age levels and the senior women's team, competing in European and World Cup qualifiers[4] at full international level.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Debbie off on soccer scholarship to States". Irish Independent. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Glover, Robin (16 June 2002). [reports02/02infe06.htm "June 16, 2002 W-League Toronto Inferno vs New Hampshire Lady Phantoms"]. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
New Hampshire had a 3 win, 2 loss record entering this game and had gotten stronger by adding three members of the Irish National Women's team Sonya Hughes, Michelle Walsh and Laura Hislop.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Ex-Leeds United Women and Ireland international retires at 39". She Kicks. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland need to beat Wales". Kickin. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Women's first team playing profile". Leeds City Vixens. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
External links
[edit]- Michelle Walsh – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- Living people
- 1982 births
- FA Women's National League players
- Blackburn Rovers W.F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players
- Leeds City Vixens L.F.C. players
- Leeds United Women F.C. players
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- St Catherine's L.F.C. players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs
- European women's football biography stubs