Claire Walsh (footballer)

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Claire Walsh
Personal information
Full name Claire Walsh[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 29)[2][3]
Place of birth Kilbride, County Wicklow, Ireland[4]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[5]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Glasgow City
Number 5
Youth career
Lakeside FC
Peamount United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Central Connecticut Blue Devils 59 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Peamount United
2015–2016 New England Mutiny
2017 UCD Waves
2018–2021 Peamount United
2021– Glasgow City 23 (4)
International career‡
2019– Republic of Ireland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022

Claire Walsh (born 28 October 1994) is an Irish

inter county Ladies' Gaelic football for her native Wicklow GAA
.

Club career

Walsh played for Lakeside FC of

college soccer for the Central Connecticut State University "Blue Devils".[8]

In May 2015 Walsh signed for Women's Premier Soccer League club New England Mutiny.[9] They reached the East Region final in the 2015 WPSL season, but Walsh was out injured for the 2–0 defeat by Boston Breakers Reserves.[10] Returning in 2016 she made six appearances as New England Mutiny, now playing in United Women's Soccer, finished second in the Eastern Conference.[11]

In the 2017 Women's National League, Walsh played for UCD Waves while completing a master's degree in computer science at University College Dublin.[12] Playing under her former Peamount coach Eileen Gleeson, she captained The Waves to a fourth-place finish in the League and a 1–0 FAI Women's Cup final defeat by Cork City at the Aviva Stadium.[13]

Ahead of the 2018 Women's National League season, Walsh returned to Peamount United: "My main reason for moving would be that I'm finished up studying in UCD. Peamount has always been my club and it's closer to home".[12] In 2019 Walsh displayed good form and was named to the WNL Team of the Season, as The Peas recaptured the League title for the first time since 2011–12.[14] She also played in Peamount's 2018 and 2019 FAI Women's Cup final defeats by Wexford Youths.[15][16]

After helping Peamount United secure a League and Cup "double" in their 2020 campaign, Walsh signed a two-year professional contract with Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City in July 2021.[17]

International career

While enrolled at University College Dublin, Walsh represented Ireland at the 2017 Summer Universiade.[1] Republic of Ireland coach Colin Bell gave Walsh her first senior call-up for the FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying fixture against Northern Ireland in September 2017.[18]

In August 2019 she won her first senior

cap in a 3–0 friendly defeat by the United States at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, under interim manager Tom O'Connor.[19][20] Walsh entered the match as a substitute for her fellow County Wicklow woman Louise Quinn.[21] She made a competitive substitute appearance in the opening UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifier against Montenegro, a 2–0 win at Tallaght Stadium on 3 September 2019.[19]

In April 2021 Walsh started her first game for Ireland, a 1–0 defeat by Belgium at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2019 2 0
2021 1 0
2022 1 0
Total 4 0

Gaelic football

After returning from University in the United States, Walsh played Ladies' Gaelic football for Wicklow GAA, competing in the Ladies' National Football League and All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship.[19] She decided to prioritise soccer in 2018.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Match Report Mex-IRL 0:0" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Claire Walsh | Republic of Ireland | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ Claire Walsh at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Claire Walsh". Extratime.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Claire Walsh". Central Connecticut State University. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. Wicklow People
    . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ^ Fallon, John (7 October 2019). "Claire Walsh happy to see Gleeson in Irish fold". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b Duffy, Emma (3 July 2021). "Breakout Ireland star 'focusing on Peamount and loving it' as top-of-the-table clash 'just another game'". The42.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  9. ^ "New England Mutiny Announce First Wave of Signings". New England Mutiny. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ^ "New England Mutiny fall to the Breakers Reserves in WPSL East Final". Mass Live. Advance Publications. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Claire Walsh #3 D". United Women's Soccer. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Walsh delighted with move to Peamount United". Wicklow People. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. ^ Galvin, Kevin (6 November 2017). "Cork City Women's side Shine at the Aviva". The Echo (Cork newspaper). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Champions Peamount United lead way on Team of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Wexford Youths seal the treble thanks to Katrina Parrock's first-half winner". independent.
  16. ^ Leahy, Ed (3 November 2019). "Wexford Youths swing five-goal thriller to win FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie.
  17. ^ Ryan, Andrew (10 July 2021). "Walsh off to Glasgow". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  18. ^ Frith, Wilf (31 August 2017). "Colin Bell Names #IRLWNT Squad for All-Irish Clash". She Kicks. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b c Hill, Bill (5 September 2019). "Claire Walsh – From A Wicklow LGFA Star To An Irish Women's International Star". Bill Hill Wicklow. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  20. ^ "World champions USA prove too strong for Ireland as victory tour kicks off". Irish Independent. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  21. Bray People
    . 10 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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