Keira Walsh
English footballer (born 1997)
Keira Fae Walsh (born 8 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona and the England women's national team. She is considered both a playmaker and a defensive midfielder. She has previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City, and Great Britain at the Olympics. With Manchester City, she topped the Women's Super League in 2016; won the FA Cup three times; and won the League Cup four times, taking one domestic treble. At Barcelona, she won the league, Supercopa, and UEFA Women's Champions League in her first season. She was part of the England team that won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, and was named player of the match in the final.
Quotes
edit- "I’ve just got more confidence in myself now. Everyone’s going to love you or hate you; it’s a game of opinions and I had to learn that."
- Keira Walsh: ‘Everyone’s going to love you or hate you. I had to learn that’ by Suzanne Wrack. July 16, 2023. Retrieved 13/11/2023.
- "If you’re looking at the human rights side and LGBTQ+, it’s not ideal hosting it in a country where not every fan will feel safe, where not every fan will feel able to go and feels comfortable."
- "We’re talking about being supported and being treated the same as the men, but they’re playing in a country where the women’s team doesn’t really exist."
- Keira Walsh interview: Qatar a backwards step for women’s game, but I still hope to cheer England to World Cup glory by Malik Ouzia. November 16, 2022. Retrieved 13/11/2023.