Sandy Walsh

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Sandy Walsh
Indonesia-Brunei 17 October 2023 45 (Sandy Walsh).jpg
Walsh playing for Indonesia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sandy Henny Walsh
Date of birth (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mechelen
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2002 Tempo Overijse
2002–2003 ERC Hoeilaart
2003–2011 Anderlecht
2011–2012 Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Genk 51 (1)
2017–2020 Zulte Waregem 48 (2)
2020– Mechelen 124 (8)
International career‡
2009–2012 Netherlands U17 18 (1)
2012–2014 Netherlands U19 10 (0)
2023– Indonesia 18 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2012 Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Sandy Henny Walsh (born 14 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen. Born in Belgium and a former Netherlands youth international, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Contents

Club career

Youth

Walsh spent time in the youth sides of Tempo Overijse and ERC Hoeilaart before joining Anderlecht in 2003 where he stayed until 2011 when he joined Genk. [2]

Genk

On 2 September 2012, he made his professional debut for Genk, coming on as a substitute for the final moments of a 2–2 draw with his former side Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League. [3]

Zulte Waregem

Wals moved to Zulte Waregem in the summer of 2017, making his league debut on 5 August 2017 as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Sint-Truiden. [4]

Mechelen

In October 2020, he moved to another Belgian club Mechelen. [5] He making his league debut on 1 November 2020 as a starter in a 2–2 draw over Club Brugge. He scored the only goal in the quarter-final of the Belgian Cup in injury time against Kortijk, sending Mechelen to the semi-finals. [6]

International career

Walsh with Netherlands U17 after winning the 2012 Euro Under-17 Championship Sandy Walsh.jpg
Walsh with Netherlands U17 after winning the 2012 Euro Under-17 Championship

Walsh has represented the Netherlands at youth international and won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the under-17 side in 2012. [7] He has represented the Netherlands at every level from under-15 to under-20. [8]

In November 2022, Walsh received a call-up from Indonesia national team coach Shin Tae-Yong for a training camp in preparation for the 2022 AFF Championship. He was however called back by his club. [9]

On 27 May 2023, Walsh received call-up to the Indonesia national team for friendly matches against Palestine and Argentina. However, Walsh was unable to play in both matches, as he got a calf injury during training. [10]

On 29 August 2023, Walsh received another call-up to the national team for the friendly match against Turkmenistan. [11] He went on to make his debut against said team in a 2–0 win.

On 24 January 2024, Walsh scored his debut goal in injury-time for the national team in a 1–3 loss against Japan in the final match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage. [12] [13]

On 5 September 2024, in the first match of the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Walsh scored a goal against Saudi Arabia through a deflection from his teammate Ragnar Oratmangoen in a 1–1 draw. [14]

Personal life

Walsh was born in Belgium to an Irish father who was born in England, and an Indonesian mother who was born in Switzerland and raised in Netherlands. [15] [16] He was therefore eligible for either Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, or Indonesia. [17]

On 17 November 2022, Walsh officially obtained Indonesian citizenship. [18]

On 15 August 2024, Walsh married Canada national basketball team player Aislinn Konig in Spain. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Belgian Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genk 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 0000000000
2012–13 1010000020
2013–14 40101 [a] 00060
2014–15 110000000110
2015–16 231500000281
2016–17 120209 [a] 05 [b] 1281
Total5119010051752
Zulte Waregem 2017–18 Belgian Pro League181204 [a] 010 [b] 0341
2018–19 2112000101332
2019–20 90400000130
Total4828040201803
Mechelen 2020–21 Belgian Pro League303100000313
2021–22 333100000343
2022–23 252510000303
2023–24 310000000310
2024–25 5010000060
Total12488100001329
Career total2241124114025228914
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the First Division A 'Europa League' play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 202340
2024142
Total182
As of match played 10 September 2024
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walsh goal.
List of international goals scored by Sandy Walsh
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 January 2024 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–31–3 2023 AFC Asian Cup
25 September 2024 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia14Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–01–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Genk

Zulte Waregem

Mechelen

Netherlands U-17

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sandy Walsh profile at Zulte Waregem" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem . Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "ANDERLECHT VS. GENK 2 - 2". Soccerway. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "ZULTE-WAREGEM VS. SINT-TRUIDEN 2 - 0". Soccerway. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sandy Walsh KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sandy Walsh Cetak Gol Injury Time, Mechelen ke Semifinal Piala Belgia". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 Sandy Walsh at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Speler: Sandy Walsh". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Persiapan Piala AFF 2022 Shin Tae-Yong Panggil 28 Pemain". PSSI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Timnas Indonesia Panggil 26 Pemain untuk Lawan Argentina, Ada Ivar Jenner dan Rafael Struick". viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Kembali Dipanggil ke Timnas Indonesia, Sandy Walsh Sambut Antusias dengan Cara Ini". suara.com (in Indonesian). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Group D: Ueda steers Japan into Round of 16". the-AFC. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Kurniawan, Hery (25 January 2024). "Cetak Gol Pertamanya untuk Timnas Indonesia di Piala Asia 2023, Sandy Walsh: Rasanya Luar Biasa!". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Momen Polemik Gol Ragnar dan Sandy Walsh ke Gawang Arab Saudi". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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  17. ↑ Cam (5 February 2019). "Sandy Walsh: The successful Dutch youth international who has a strong English heritage".
  18. ↑ "Jordi Amat dan Sandy Walsh Resmi Jadi WNI" [Jordi Amat and Sandy Walsh Officially Becomes Indonesian Citizens] (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 17 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Sandy Walsh Resmi Menikah dengan Aislinn Konig" [Sandy Walsh Officially Married with Aislinn Konig] (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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