Amy Walsh (soccer)

Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977) is a former midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer team. From 1997 to 2009, she played 102 matches for the national team.[1] In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[2] Her sister, Cindy Walsh, also played for the Canadian women's team.

For British actress, see Amy Walsh (actress).
Amy Walsh
Walsh in July 2006
Personal information
Full name Amy Heather Walsh
Date of birth (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977
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 University
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
National team
1997–2009 Canada 102 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing 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

[3]

  • Olympic Participant (Canada, 2008)
  • Women's World Cup Participant (Canada, 1999, 2007)
  • Canadian National Team Member (1997 to 2009)
  • Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2017)[2]
  • 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
  1. (French) Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Former captains Paul Stalteri, Amy Walsh named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame". CFJC-TV. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. "Amy Walsh". Nebraska Cornhuskers.


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