Daragh Walsh
{{short description|Irish field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Daragh Walsh
| full_name = Daragh James Walsh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|08|27}}
| birth_place = Ireland
| position = Midfield
| clubs1 = Braxgata
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Ireland U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = Ireland
| nationalcaps2 = 86
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IRE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Hockey Series}}
{{MedalSilver|2018–19 Le Touquet|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship II}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Dublin|Team}}
}}
Daragh James Walsh (born 27 August 1997) is a field hockey player from Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.ie/international-senior-mens-player-profiles/ |title=PLAYER PROFILES |publisher=Hockey Ireland |website=hockey.ie |access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/daragh-walsh/278275/ |title=Daragh Walsh – Player Info |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=15 January 2024}}
Life
Walsh was born on 27 August 1997.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1607/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Ireland |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=15 January 2024}}
He is sponsored by Ritual Hockey.{{cite web |url=https://ritualhockey.com/pages/daragh-walsh |title=Daragh Walsh |publisher=Ritual Hockey |website=ritualhockey.com |access-date=15 January 2024}}
Field hockey
=Domestic league=
Walsh currently competes in the Belgian Hockey League, where he represents Braxgata.{{cite web |url=https://braxgata.be/sportief/heren-1/ |title=Heren 1 |publisher=Braxgata HC |website=braxgata.be |access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://ionhockeyleague.be/players/daragh-walsh-594 |title=DARAGH WALSH |publisher=ION Hockey League |website=ionhockeyleague.be |access-date=15 January 2024}}
He formerly represented the Three Rock Rovers in the Irish Hockey League.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/people/3685 |title=WALSH Daragh |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockey.altiusrt.com |access-date=15 January 2024}}
=Under–21=
=Senior national team=
Walsh made his senior international debut in 2017. He appeared in a test series against Pakistan in Lisburn.
Since his debut, Walsh has been present at numerous international events. He has medalled twice with the national team, taking home gold at the 2023 edition of the EuroHockey Championship II, and silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet.{{cite web |url=https://ulsterhockey.com/ireland-lose-out-to-france-in-series-final/ |title=Ireland Lose Out to France in Series Final |publisher=Ulster Hockey Union |website=ulsterhockey.com |date=24 June 2019 |access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/66350981 |title=EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider |publisher=BBC Sport |website=bbc.com |date=29 July 2023 |access-date=15 January 2024}}
In 2018 he was a member of the Irish squad at the FIH World Cup held in Bhubaneswar.{{cite web |url=https://extra.ie/2018/12/07/sport/sport-extra/ireland-hockey-mens-world-cup |title=Ireland crash out of Hockey World Cup at hands of the auld enemy |publisher=Extra |website=extra.ie |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/walsh-daragh__70752__4221 |title=WALSH Daragh |publisher=2018 FIH World Cup |website=worldcup2018.hockey |access-date=15 January 2024}}
He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/67977621 |title=Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game |publisher=BBC Sport |website=bbc.com |date=14 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/hockey/five-star-ireland-men-record-dominant-olympic-qualifying-win-over-ukraine/a2107859588.html |title=Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine |publisher=Belfast Telegraph |website=belfasttelegraph.co.uk |date=14 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{FIH|5960}}
- {{European Hockey Federation|3685}}
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Category:Irish male field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Ireland
Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen
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