Person in history
Keira Walsh
Keira Walsh, English footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · April 8
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: United Kingdom
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Keira Fae Walsh is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team. She is considered both a playmaker and a defensive midfielder. She has previously played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, and Barcelona, and Great Britain at the Olympics. Walsh has numerous titles, having won the Women's Super League; the Liga F; the FA Cup; the Copa de la Reina; the League Cup; the Supercopa de España;
Early life
Educated at: Haslingden High School.
Why this date
Keira Walsh appears on our April 8 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
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Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
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- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Keira Walsh”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/keira-walsh, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Keira Walsh
When was Keira Walsh born?
April 8 1997.
How old would Keira Walsh be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 8?
Lavinia Valbonesi, Cedi Osman, Jeff McNeil and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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