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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amy Heather Walsh[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-09-13)13 September 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal,Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Amy Heather Walsh (born 13 September 1977) is a formersoccermidfielder for theCanada national team. From 1998 to 2009, she played 102 matches for the national team.[2] In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into theCanadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[3] Walsh works as a TV analyst. Her sister,Cindy Walsh, also played for the Canadian women's team.
Walsh began her collegiate career atMcGill University in 1996, earning All-Canadian honours.[4][5] Walsh attended theUniversity 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).
Walsh played professionally for theAtlanta Beat ofWomen's United Soccer Association, reaching the2001 WUSA final. Walsh played forOttawa Fury FC and FC Select Rive-Sud. She also played for theMontreal Xtreme andLaval Comets of the AmericanW-League.[6] 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.[7]
Walsh made her senior-team debut for Canada age 20 on 19 July 1998, starting in a 2–1friendly loss toChina.[8]
Walsh featured in the Canadian side which won gold at the1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[9]
Walsh started in Canada's three matches at the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]
From 2000 to 2004, Walsh was a four-time Québec player of the year.[9]
Walsh was part of the squad for the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, and came off the bench to play in a 2–1 loss toNorway in the group stage.[11]
Walsh came off the bench in Canada's 2–1 loss toSweden in the2008 Olympics, earning an assist.[12]
On 7 March 2009, Walsh became the fifth women's player to make 100 appearances for the Canadian senior team.[5]
Told byCanada Soccer that she and her teammateMartina Franko would have to pay for a caretaker, flights, lodging, and food on site if they were to bring their children to national team camp, Walsh retired from playing professionally. Speaking afterwards, she said "I think I hoped otherwise and I was disappointed and I was angry, but I wasn't shocked — in the least bit. That's a basic human right, is your choice to be a mother. And you should be able to a mother and a footballer concurrently."[13]
Following her playing career, Walsh worked as a yoga and mobility coach. In 2022, Walsh was announced as a women's soccer collaborator forCF Montréal, working as an ambassador promoting the development of women's soccer in the club.[14][15] Walsh has worked as a broadcast analyst for TSN[14] andCBC.[16]
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