Joe Anthony Walsh (born 1 April 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

Career

Gillingham

From

Medway Medway is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Kent in South East England. It was formed in 1998 by merging the boroughs of City of Roche ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

, Walsh joined local club Gillingham aged 11, signing a scholarship with the club in late 2017. In May 2019, Walsh signed a professional contract with Gillingham. On 3 September 2019, Walsh made his debut for Gillingham in a 3–2

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defeat against

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. He made his

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debut on 27 October 2020 when he came on as a substitute for the injured Jack Bonham against

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Queens Park Rangers

On 28 January 2021, Walsh joined

for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract that would initially see him join up with the club's under-23s team. On 16 September 2022, Walsh signed for

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club Hampton & Richmond Borough on a one-month loan deal. On 17 November 2022, Walsh joined

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club

Dorking Wanderers Dorking Wanderers Football Club is a professional football club based in Dorking, Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of and play at Meadowbank. Formed in 1999 by a group of friends ...

on loan until 7 January 2023. In February 2023 he joined

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks FA, they are currently members of the . The club were established in October 1870 and have played at ...

on loan until the end of the season. Walsh made his first team debut for QPR coming on as a half time substitute for injured keeper Jordan Archer in an

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game against

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on 16 August 2023. On 7 December 2023, Walsh joined League Two side

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

on an emergency seven-day loan. Two days later, he made his debut, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with

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. The loan was then extended by a further seven days. On 22 December, it was extended by another seven days. The following week, it was extended once more. On 9 January 2024, the loan move was extended for another seven days. On 18 January 2024, Walsh returned to Queens Park Rangers after making a total of nine appearances. On 4 May 2024, Walsh made his first league appearance for QPR, starting in a 2-1 win away at

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

. On 6 June 2024, QPR announced the player had signed a new contract.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Joe 2002 births Living people People from Medway Footballers from Kent Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers Gillingham F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Dorking Wanderers F.C. players Maidenhead United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Accrington Stanley F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen