Reggie Walsh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U17 | 2 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024 | |||
Reggie Walsh (born 20 October 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.
Club career
[edit]Walsh joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea at the age of seven and was promoted to the club's under-18 team ahead of the 2024–25 season.[1]
On 1 May 2025, Walsh made his senior debut for Chelsea against Djurgårdens IF in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League semi-finals.[2] He became Chelsea's third youngest ever player, only behind Ian Hamilton and Kingsley Whiffen.[3] A week later, on 8 May, he started the match against the same opponent, becoming Chelsea's youngest ever starter in a European competition at 16 years and 200 days, surpassing Shim Mheuka's previous record of 17 years and 137 days set earlier that season.[4]
International career
[edit]Walsh is an England youth international and had represented England at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. In 2024, he played for the England national under-17 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Walsh plays as a midfielder. English news website football.london wrote in 2025 that he is a "technically gifted midfielder, who has often been used in the No.10 position".[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2024–25[6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "Who are Reggie Walsh and Genesis Antwi? Chelsea teenagers on Conference League bench vs Copenhagen". The Independent. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Djurgården vs Chelsea". UEFA. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "From GCSEs to European semi-final - meet Chelsea's 16-year-old wonderkid". BBC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Calcutt, Robert (8 May 2025). "Chelsea starlet creates instant history in UEFA Conference League semi-final clash". talkSPORT.
- ^ a b "Who is Reggie Walsh? Chelsea wonderkid in squad for Copenhagen tie and could make history". football.london. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Reggie Walsh in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Reggie Walsh at Soccerway
- Reggie Walsh at WorldFootball.net