Amy_Walsh

Amy Walsh

Amy Walsh

Canadian soccer player


Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977) is a former midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer 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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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

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  • Olympic Participant (Canada, 2008)
  • Women's World Cup Participant (Canada, 1999, 2007)
  • Canadian National Team Member (1998 to 2009)
  • Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2017)[3]
  • 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. "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.



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