Keira Walsh Bio, Family, Soccer Career, Salary And Net Worth, Height

Keira Walsh is a widely respected English football player who has won many fans for herself over the years. She now plays for Manchester City as well as for her country, England as a midfielder.

Keira indeed plays a key role in Manchester City and this was demonstrated in the continental cup that she helped the club win. She has also helped England in winning the  2019 SheBelieve Cup title.

She has been hailed for her skills and her stamina on the pitch.

Biography Early Life Education

Keira Walsh was born Keira Fae Walsh on the day of 8th April 1997.  The Manchester City midfielder was born in Rochdale, England. It was also here that she grew up with her family.

Being the only child of her parents, she was shown immense love as a young girl. She was inspired by her dad to play football as she often trained with him right from the tender of 5. Her passion for the game was developed from this tender age and she grew up to live her dream of playing football.

Keira had her primary school education in Rochdale. It is not quite certain if she had any high school or college education.

Professional Football Career

Unlike most female footballers who often joined one football club or the other at the beginning of their careers, Keira’s professional football career started off with her country’s national team when she was invited to join the U-15 England National Women’s team in November 2009 while she was 12 years old. Since then she has represented England in several competitions.

By November 2013, she featured in the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship, helping England to advance into the knockout stage and finishing in fourth place. She was also featured in the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, helping England win the title.

It was in 2017 that she progressed into joining the senior England Women’s team. From her first call-up into the national team to this period, she had featured in over 40 games for England scoring only one goal.

As regards her club career, it started fully in July 2014 when she joined the English side Manchester City. Keira made her debut in City when she came in as a substitute during the match against Notts County that ended up 1-0 in favor of City. She also featured in the 2014 continental Cup which  Manchester City later won.

Keira scored her first goal for the club on November 9, 2016, in the match against Brøndby IF which became the only winning goal of the match that ended 1-0.  The game was part of the Champions League’s last 16 first-leg games. She later renewed her contract with City some days after her first goal.

While with City, she has helped the club to win several titles, notable amongst them were the FA WSL in 2016 as well as the FA WSL Cup of both 2014 and 2016 including the FA Women’s Cup of 2016–17 season.

Personal Life Dating Lesbian Partner

Keira Walsh is openly gay and is reported to have been in a relationship with her former Manchester City teammate, Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze. Her partner has been the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year twice in the 2013–14 and 2016–17 seasons while she was with Keira in Manchester City. However, Lucia presently plays as a defender for Olympique Lyonnais.

Keira Walsh has always said she is grateful for the support she has gotten from her parents. This has helped her in building her career to the point it has reached.

The footballer loves geography and traveling.

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Net Worth, Salary

Apparently, Keria Walsh has been able to rake in a considerable amount of money over the years with the work she has put into her career as a footballer. However, the exact net worth of the Manchester City defender is still under review at the moment.

We will be sure to bring you details about her worth once the information emerges.

Height, Weight, Body Measurement

Keira’s height is placed at 5 feet 6 inches (167cm). However, the details about her weight have remained vague.