Amy Walsh

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Amy Walsh
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Walsh in 2006
Personal information
Full name Amy Heather Walsh [1]
Date of birth (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996 McGill Martlets
1997–1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers 63 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001 San Jose CyberRays
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 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.

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Career

Walsh attended the University of Nebraska, where she was twice named on the first team (All-Conference) and once on 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 to the Laval Comets or Canada's national team.

Honours and awards

[4] Individual

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References

  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. 1 2 "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 .