Sandy Henny Walsh (born 14 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian First Division A club KV Mechelen. Born in Belgium, he represented the Netherlands at youth international level.
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Walsh after winning the 2012 Euro U17 with the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sandy Henny Walsh | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 27)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
| Club 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 | 79 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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.[3] 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.[4]
He 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.[5]
In October 2020, he moved to another Belgian club KV Mechelen.[6] He making his league debut on 1 November 2020 as a starter in a 2–2 draw over Club Brugge.
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]
Walsh was born in Belgium to an English-born father of Irish descent who came from a Somali-South African family, and a Swiss-born Dutch-raised mother of Indonesian descent.[9][10] He is therefore eligible for either Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Indonesia, South Africa or Somalia.[11]
| 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 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 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 | First Division A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | First Division A | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | First Division A | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 80 | 3 | ||
| Mechelen | 2020–21 | First Division A | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | First Division A | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | First Division A | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 79 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 237 | 13 | ||
Genk
Zulte Waregem
Netherlands U-17
K.V. Mechelen – current squad | |
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