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Full name | Sandy Henny Walsh | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
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* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Genk | 51 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 48 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Mechelen | 119 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Indonesia | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 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 plays for the Indonesia national team.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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. [14] [15] He was therefore eligible for either Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, or Indonesia. [16]
On 17 November 2022, Walsh officially acquired Indonesian citizenship. [17]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genk | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
Total | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 2 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 80 | 3 | ||
Mechelen | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
2021–22 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
2023–24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Total | 119 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 9 | ||
Career total | 219 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 283 | 14 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Indonesia | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 January 2024 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Japan | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
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