Daragh Walsh

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Daragh Walsh
Personal information
Full name Daragh James Walsh
Born (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 26)
Ireland
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
Braxgata
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Ireland U–21 5 (0)
2017– Ireland 86 (8)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
FIH Hockey Series
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018–19 Le Touquet Team
EuroHockey Championship II
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Dublin Team

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

Contents

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]

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References

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  2. "Daragh Walsh – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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  9. "Ireland Lose Out to France in Series Final". ulsterhockey.com. Ulster Hockey Union. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. "EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. "Ireland crash out of Hockey World Cup at hands of the auld enemy". extra.ie. Extra. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  12. "WALSH Daragh". worldcup2018.hockey. 2018 FIH World Cup . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  13. "Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  14. "Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.