Chevaughn Walsh

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chevaughn Walsh

| image = Chevaughn Walsh.jpg

| caption = Walsh with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2016

| fullname = Chevaughn Junior Hugh Walsh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1995|5|14}}

| birth_place = Spanish Town, Jamaica

| height = 1.86m{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/chevaughn-walsh/ |title=Chevaughn Walsh: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |accessdate=2 January 2022}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Mount Pleasant

| clubnumber = 8

| collegeyears1 = 2014–2015

| college1 = Jefferson College

| collegecaps1 = 40

| collegegoals1 = 39

| collegeyears2 = 2015

| collegecaps2 = 20

| collegegoals2 = 25

| years1 = 2016

| clubs1 = Ocean City Nor'easters

| caps1 = 14

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Club Atletico Saint Louis

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Hoang Anh Gia Lai

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 19

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = Dong A Thanh Hoa

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Hong Linh Ha Tinh

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = PSIS Semarang

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = Al-Ansar

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023–2024

| clubs9 = Portmore United

| caps9 = 31

| goals9 = 17

| years10 = 2025–

| clubs10 = Mount Pleasant

| caps10 = 5

| goals10 = 2

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 5 May 2025

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Chevaughn Junior Hugh Walsh (born 14 May 1995) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier League club Mount Pleasant.{{Cite web |title=Jamaica - C. Walsh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/chevaughn-walsh/457930/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=int.soccerway.com}}

Career

=Youth=

In Jamaica Walsh played for local team Willodwale before transferring to Spanish Town Police in July 2012.{{cite web|title=In Your Neighbourhood|date=3 November 2012 |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121103/sports/sports5.html|publisher=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=4 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=JFDB profile|url=http://www.jfdb.info/main/player.asp?id=17137&sea=2016/2017|publisher=Jamaica Football Database|accessdate=4 September 2016}}

=College and semi-professional=

Walsh played two seasons of college soccer for the Vikings of Jefferson College in 2015 & 2016. During the two seasons, he tallied 39 goals and 20 assists in 40 matches and was named a NJCAA All-American.{{cite web|last1=Walsh|first1=Dan|title=Player of the week: Chevaughn Walsh|date=6 July 2016 |url=http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2016/07/06/player-of-the-week-chevaughn-walsh/|publisher=The Philly Soccer Page|accessdate=4 September 2016}}

For the 2016 PDL season, Walsh signed for the Ocean City Nor'easters of the Premier Development League. During the season, he scored 14 goals in 14 matches and won the league golden boot (top scorer) award. Following the season, he was named to the 2016 All-PDL team. His 14 goals set a new team record in that category as he tied the existing team record of 31 points for the season. He was then named #2 on PDL's list of top prospects behind only Christian Chaney{{cite web|title=Nor'easters forward, PDL scoring champion, Chevaughn Walsh named to All-League team|url=http://www.oceancityfc.com/home/921851.html|publisher=Ocean City Nor'easters|accessdate=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917112641/http://www.oceancityfc.com/home/921851.html|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=dead}} and the winner of the PDL MVP award.{{cite web|title=PDL: Ocean City's Walsh takes MVP award|date=6 August 2016 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/69860/pdl-ocean-citys-walsh-takes-mvp-award.html|publisher=Soccer America|accessdate=4 September 2016}}

For the 2018 NPSL season, Walsh returned to his former college coach, Ricardo Garza, to play for Club Atletico Saint Louis of the National Premier Soccer League. During the season, he scored 5 goals in 6 matches and lead his team to the Heartland Conference Semi-Final. Following the season, Chevy was signed with HAGL in Vietnam.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-04 |title=Chevaughn Walsh Brings Bright Personality, Stellar Gameplay to Professional Ranks |url=https://www.npsl.com/10059/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=National Premier Soccer League |language=en-US}}

=Professional=

On 19 August 2016 it was announced that Walsh had signed a 3-year deal for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer League.{{cite web | url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/861885?referrer_id=2333971 | title=Riverhounds Announce Initial Roster Moves | date=30 November 2017 | publisher=United Soccer League | accessdate=30 March 2019 }}{{cite web|title=RIVERHOUNDS SIGN PDL MVP CHEVAUGHN WALSH|url=http://riverhounds.com/2016/08/19/riverhounds-sign-pdl-mvp-chevaughn-walsh/|publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds|accessdate=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914015538/http://riverhounds.com/2016/08/19/riverhounds-sign-pdl-mvp-chevaughn-walsh/|archive-date=14 September 2016|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut on 27 August 2016 as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with the Harrisburg City Islanders.{{cite web|last1=Grubba|first1=Matt|title=Riverhounds keep slim playoff hopes alive with shutout of Orlando City B|url=http://triblive.com/sports/riverhounds/11065973-74/riverhounds-goal-orlando|publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune Review|accessdate=4 September 2016}} On 3 September 2016 he made his first start for the club and scored his first professional goal as Pittsburgh defeated Orlando City B 2–0 in only his second appearance for the Riverhounds.{{cite web|title=WALSH SCORES TO LEAD HOUNDS TO WIN, 2-0|url=http://riverhounds.com/2016/09/04/walsh-scores-to-lead-hounds-to-win-2-0/|publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds|accessdate=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914013246/http://riverhounds.com/2016/09/04/walsh-scores-to-lead-hounds-to-win-2-0/|archive-date=14 September 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Cranford|first1=Aaron|title=PDL MVP Walsh Nets First Pro Goal|date=3 September 2016 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/693628-pdl-mvp-walsh-nets-first-pro-goal|publisher=Premier Development League|access-date=4 September 2016}}

Honours

Portmore United

Lynk Cup: 2023

Individual

Premier Development League MVP: 2016
Premier Development League All-PDL Team: 2016
Premier Development League top scorer: 2016

References

External links

[http://www.njcaa.org/sports/msoc/2015-16/div1/players/chevaughnwalsh3hf5 NJCAA profile]
[http://www.uslpdl.com/chevaughn-walsh PDL profile]
{{USL player|roster_players/13856584}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160914011225/http://riverhounds.com/player/chevaughn-walsh/ Riverhounds profile]
{{Soccerway|chevaughn-walsh/457930}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Jamaican men's footballers

Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players

Category:Jamaican expatriate men's footballers

Category:USL Championship players

Category:USL League Two players

Category:National Premier Soccer League players

Category:Ocean City Nor'easters players

Category:V.League 1 players