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.
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.
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