Amy Walsh Explained

Amy Walsh
Full Name:Amy Heather Walsh[1]
Birth Date:September 13, 1977
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Position:Midfielder
Collegeyears1:1996
College1:McGill Martlets
Collegeyears2:1997–1999
College2:Nebraska Cornhuskers
Collegecaps2:63
Collegegoals2:14
Years1:2001
Clubs1:San Jose CyberRays
Years2:2001
Clubs2:Atlanta Beat
Caps2:16
Goals2:0
Years3:2003
Clubs3:Ottawa Fury Women
Years4:2004
Clubs4:Montreal Xtreme
Years5:2006–2009
Clubs5:Laval Comets
Nationalyears1:1998–2009
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:102
Nationalgoals1:5

Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977) is a former soccer midfielder for the Canada national team. From 1998 to 2009, she played 102 matches for the national team.[2] In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[3] Her sister, Cindy Walsh, also played for the Canadian women's team.

Career

Walsh attended the University of Nebraska, where she was twice named in the first team (All-Conference) and once in the first-team (All-Central Region). She played professionally for the Atlanta Beat of Women's United Soccer Association, and also played for the Montreal Xtreme and Laval Comets of the American W-League. Walsh played her last season in 2009. She gave birth to a child in January 2010. Since then she has not returned with the Laval Comets nor Canada's national team.

Honours and awards

[4] Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Canada . . 4 . September 15, 2007 . April 10, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923143137/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf . September 23, 2019.
  2. (French) Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux, Web site: Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux . 2011-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314174119/http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2009/3/30_Amy_Walsh_atteint_les_100_matchs_internationaux.html . 2012-03-14 .
  3. News: Former captains Paul Stalteri, Amy Walsh named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. 27 May 2017. CFJC-TV. 25 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Amy Walsh. Nebraska Cornhuskers.