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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.[2] In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[3] Her sister, Cindy Walsh, also played for the Canadian women's team.
 Walsh in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amy Heather Walsh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 13, 1977 | ||
| 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 Martlets | ||
| 1997–1999 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 63 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | San Jose CyberRays | ||
| 2001 | Atlanta Beat | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | Ottawa Fury Women | ||
| 2004 | Montreal Xtreme | ||
| 2006–2009 | Laval Comets | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2009 | Canada | 102 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walsh attended the University of Nebraska, where she was twice named on the first team (All-Conference) and once on 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 to the Laval Comets or Canada's national team.
[4] Individual
- Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2017)[3]
- 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)
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