Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977) is a former midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer team. From 1997 to 2009, she played 102 matches for the national team.[1] In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[2] Her sister, Cindy Walsh, also played for the Canadian women's team.

Amy Walsh

Walsh in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Amy Heather Walsh
Date of birth	(1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	McGill University
1997–1999	Nebraska Cornhuskers	63	(14)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Atlanta Beat	16	(0)
2003	Ottawa Fury Women
2004	Montreal Xtreme
2006–2009	Laval Comets
National team
1997–2009	Canada	102	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

[3]

• Olympic Participant (Canada, 2008)
• Women's World Cup Participant (Canada, 1999, 2007)
• Canadian National Team Member (1997 to 2009)
• Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2017)[2]
• 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

External links

• Official website
• Amy Walsh – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Amy Walsh at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
• Profile at WUSA
• (French) Profile on Laval Comets website
• (French) Profile on Radio-Canada sports

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