Daragh Walsh Explained

Daragh Walsh
Full Name:	Daragh James Walsh
Birth Date:	1997 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ireland
Position:	Midfield
Clubs1:	Braxgata
Nationalyears1:	2014
Nationalteam1:	Ireland U–21
Nationalcaps1:	5
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2017–
Nationalteam2:	Ireland
Nationalcaps2:	86
Nationalgoals2:	8

Daragh James Walsh (born 27 August 1997) is a field hockey player from Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

Life

Walsh was born on 27 August 1997.^[3]

He is sponsored by Ritual Hockey.^[4]

Field hockey

Domestic league

Walsh currently competes in the Belgian Hockey League, where he represents Braxgata.^{[5] [6]}

He formerly represented the Three Rock Rovers in the Irish Hockey League.^{[7] [4]}

Under–21

He made his debut for the Irish U–21 team in 2014 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Lousada.^[8]

Senior national team

Walsh made his senior international debut in 2017. He appeared in a test series against Pakistan in Lisburn.^[8]

Since his debut, Walsh has been present at numerous international events. He has medalled twice with the national team, taking home gold at the 2023 edition of the EuroHockey Championship II, and silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet.^{[9] [10]}

In 2018 he was a member of the Irish squad at the FIH World Cup held in Bhubaneswar.^{[11] [12]}

He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.^{[8] [13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: PLAYER PROFILES . . hockey.ie . 15 January 2024.
2. Web site: Daragh Walsh – Player Info . . globalsportsarchive.com . 15 January 2024.
3. Web site: Team Details – Ireland . . tms.fih.ch . 15 January 2024.
4. Web site: Daragh Walsh . . ritualhockey.com . 15 January 2024.
5. Web site: Heren 1 . . braxgata.be . 15 January 2024.
6. Web site: DARAGH WALSH . . ionhockeyleague.be . 15 January 2024.
7. Web site: WALSH Daragh . . eurohockey.altiusrt.com . 15 January 2024.
8. Web site: WALSH Daragh . . tms.fih.ch . 15 January 2024.
9. Web site: Ireland Lose Out to France in Series Final . . ulsterhockey.com . 24 June 2019 . 15 January 2024.
10. Web site: EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider . . bbc.com . 29 July 2023 . 15 January 2024.
11. Web site: Ireland crash out of Hockey World Cup at hands of the auld enemy . . extra.ie . 7 December 2018 . 15 January 2024.
12. Web site: WALSH Daragh . . worldcup2018.hockey . 15 January 2024.
13. Web site: Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game . . bbc.com . 14 January 2023 . 15 January 2024.
14. Web site: Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine . . belfasttelegraph.co.uk . 14 January 2023 . 15 January 2024.