Keira Walsh

Honours

FC Barcelona

• 2022-23 Supercopa de Espana winners

Manchester City

• FA Women’s League Cup: 2014, 2016, 2018–19, 2021–22
• FA Women’s Super League: 2016
• Women’s FA Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20

England

• UEFA Women’s Championship: 2022
• SheBelieves Cup: 2019
• Arnold Clark Cup: 2022

Individual

• UEFA Women’s Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022
• Shortlisted for the England Women’s Player of the Year award
• Top 10 list of the 100 Best Female Footballers

Meet Keira Walsh

Keira, born and raised in Rochdale, began playing football for local side Pearson Juniors before joining Blackburn Rovers.

Lifelong Manchester City fan, she made her debut for the club in July 2014 and has blossomed each year since. Although still in her early twenties, she is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in world football – as well as a future England captain.

Injury hampered much of her 2015 season, but she bounced back to regain her place in Nick Cushing’s starting XI, proving age is irrelevant if you’re good enough.

Keira has won four Continental Cups, three FA Cups and the FA Women’s Super League title with Man City – and played a key role in that success. Most notably, she lived a fairytale moment by scoring a goal in the 2019 FA Cup Final at Wembley against West Ham.

In March 2022, she became the second female player to reach a ‘double century’ after captain Steph Houghton – her latest achievement in an incredible career which has seen her accomplish so much with the club she has supported since childhood. Keira left her beloved city last year and was bought by Barcelona for a world record fee on a three year signing where she joined fellow city team mate Lucy Bronze. After only half a season overseas Keira has helped Barcelona fly up to the table and stay consistenly in top spot, whilst achieveing a major title with her new team; winners of the 2022-23 Supercopa de Espana.

Internationally, Keira received her first England call-up to the under-15 squad in 2009, aged just 12, whilst her senior call-up came in November 2017. Since then, she has won the SheBelieves Cup in 2019, played in the FIFA 2019 World Cup, and represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

In July 2022, Keira was part of the England squad that won the UEFA Women’s Euros, providing the pass for England’s first goal by Ella Toone in the 62nd minute of the final against Germany and was named player of the match for this historic match.

Away from the pitch, Keira is a dog mum to Narla, a Westie Highland Terrier. She is also an advocate for gender equality, human rights and climate change.