Amy Walsh

{{For-multi|the actress|Amy Walsh (actress)|the Ball Aerospace and WISE spacecraft engineer|Amy L. Walsh}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amy Walsh

| image = Amy-walsh-23juillet2006.jpg

| caption = Walsh in 2006

| full_name = Amy Heather Walsh{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Canada |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=September 15, 2007 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923143137/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2019}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|09|13|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| collegeyears1 = 1996

| college1 = McGill Martlets

| collegecaps1 =

| collegegoals1 =

| collegeyears2 = 1997–1999

| college2 = Nebraska Cornhuskers

| collegecaps2 = 63

| collegegoals2 = 14

| years1 = 2001

| clubs1 = San Jose CyberRays

| years2 = 2001

| clubs2 = Atlanta Beat

| caps2 = 16

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003

| clubs3 = Ottawa Fury Women

| years4 = 2004

| clubs4 = Montreal Xtreme

| years5 = 2006–2009

| clubs5 = Laval Comets

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2009

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 102

| nationalgoals1 = 5

}}

Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977) is a former soccer midfielder for the Canada national team. From 1998 to 2009, she played 102 matches for the national team.(French) Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux, {{cite web|url=http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2009/3/30_Amy_Walsh_atteint_les_100_matchs_internationaux.html |title=Amy Walsh atteint les 100 matchs internationaux |access-date=2011-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314174119/http://www.lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Nouvelles/Entrees/2009/3/30_Amy_Walsh_atteint_les_100_matchs_internationaux.html |archive-date=2012-03-14 }} In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.{{cite news|title=Former captains Paul Stalteri, Amy Walsh named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame|url=http://www.cfjctoday.com/article/572738/former-captains-paul-stalteri-amy-walsh-named-canada-soccer-hall-fame|access-date=27 May 2017|work=CFJC-TV|date=25 May 2017}} Walsh works as a TV analyst. Her sister, Cindy Walsh, also played for the Canadian women's team.

Career

= Collegiate career =

Walsh began her collegiate career at McGill University in 1996, earning All-Canadian honours.{{Cite web |title=Amy Walsh - Soccer 1999 |url=https://huskers.com/sports/soccer/roster/player/amy-walsh |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title=Profile - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3295 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en-CA}} Walsh attended the University of Nebraska during the 1997-99 seasons, where she was twice named on the first team (All-Conference) and once on the first-team (All-Central Region).

= Club career =

Walsh played professionally for the Atlanta Beat of Women's United Soccer Association, reaching the 2001 WUSA final. Walsh played for Ottawa Fury FC and FC Select Rive-Sud. She also played for the Montreal Xtreme and Laval Comets of the American W-League.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=25 May 2017 |title=Paul Stalteri, Amy Walsh named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-soccer-hall-of-fame-induction-1.4130912 |access-date=14 May 2025 |work=The Canadian Press}} Walsh played her last season in 2009. She gave birth to a child in January 2010, having played with Laval for four months during the pregnancy.{{Cite web |title=Canadian soccer veteran Amy Walsh looks back on Hall of Fame career |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/amy-walsh-womens-soccer-canada-hall-game-christine-sinclair-john-herdman/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=www.sportsnet.ca |language=en}}

= International Career =

Walsh made her senior-team debut for Canada age 20 on 19 July 1998, starting in a 2-1 friendly loss to China.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title=Profile - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3295#tab2 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en-CA}}

Walsh featured in the Canadian side which won gold at the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship.{{Cite web |title=Class of 2017: Stalteri and Walsh named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/class-of-2017-stalteri-and-walsh-named-to-canada-soccer-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en-CA}}

Walsh started in Canada's 3 matches at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title=Profile - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=3295#tab2 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en-CA}}

From 2000-2004, Walsh was a four-time Québec player of the year.

Walsh was part of the squad for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, and came off the bench to play in a 2-1 loss to Norway in the group stage.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-20 |title=National Team Match Past - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=837 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en-CA}}

Walsh came off the bench in Canada's 2-1 loss to Sweden in the 2008 Olympics, earning an assist.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-20 |title=National Team Match Past - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=895 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en-CA}}

On 7 March 2009, Walsh became the fifth women's player to make 100 appearances for the Canadian senior team.

= Post-playing career =

Following her playing career, Walsh worked as a yoga and mobility coach. In 2022, Walsh was announced as a women's soccer collaborator for CF Montreal, working as an ambassador promoting the development of women's soccer in the club.{{Cite web |last=Montréal |first=C. F. |title=Amy Walsh joins CF Montréal as a women's soccer collaborator |url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/amy-walsh-joins-cf-montreal-as-a-women-s-soccer-collaborator |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=CF Montréal |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2 September 2022 |title=Walsh: I'm excited to shine light on women's soccer |url=https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/amy-walsh-joins-cf-montreal-as-a-women-s-soccer-collaboratorhttps://www.tsn.ca/radio/montreal-690/walsh-i-m-excited-to-shine-light-on-women-s-soccer-1.1843987 |access-date=14 May 2025 |work=TSN Montreal 690}} Walsh has worked as a broadcast analyst for TSN and CBC.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=2024 PARIS OLYMPICS: Six athletes among plethora of McGillians headed to Summer Games |url=https://mcgillathletics.ca/news/2024/7/23/swimming-m-w-six-athletes-among-plethora-of-mcgillians-headed-for-paris-olympic-games.aspx |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=McGill University Athletics |language=en}}

Honours and awards

{{cite web|title=Amy Walsh|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1146646|work=Nebraska Cornhuskers}}

Individual

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2017)
Quebec Soccer Hall of Fame (2013)
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)

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.amywalsh.com}}
{{FIFA player|318}}
{{Canada Soccer player|id=3295}} / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
[https://web.archive.org/web/20011007061053/http://www.wusa.com/players/wal593274.html#seasonstats Profile at WUSA ]
(French) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120323132613/http://lavalcometes.com/lavalcometes.com/Amy_Walsh.html Profile on Laval Comets website ]
(French) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706201923/http://pekin.radio-canada.ca/pekin/athletes/fiches/amy_walsh.shtml?filtre=ParNom&choix=w&athlete=amy_walsh Profile on Radio-Canada sports ]