Amy Walsh

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Amy Walsh
Walsh in 2006
Personal information
Full name Amy Heather Walsh[1]
Date of birth (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 McGill Martlets
1997–1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers 63 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Atlanta Beat 16 (0)
2003 Ottawa Fury Women
2004 Montreal Xtreme
2006–2009 Laval Comets
International career
1998–2009 Canada 102 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977) is a former midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer 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.

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

[4]

  • Olympic Participant (Canada, 2008)
  • Women's World Cup Participant (Canada, 1999, 2007)
  • Canadian National Team Member (1998 to 2009)
  • Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2017)[3]
  • College Soccer Online Third-Team All-American (1999)
  • Soccer Buzz Honorable-Mention All-American (1998)
  • NSCAA First-Team All-Central Region (1999)
  • NSCAA Second-Team All-Central Region (1998)
  • First-Team All-Big 12 Conference (1998, 1999)
  • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference (1999)
  • Honorable-Mention Academic All-Big 12 (1999)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. September 15, 2007. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ (French) Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux, "Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  3. ^ a b "Former captains Paul Stalteri, Amy Walsh named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame". CFJC-TV. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Amy Walsh". Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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