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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1977)}}
{{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<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| 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 soccer|McGill Martlets]]
| collegecaps1 =
| collegegoals1 =
| collegeyears2 = 1997–1999
| college2 = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]
| collegecaps2 = 63
| collegegoals2 = 14
| years1 = 2001
| clubs1 = [[San Jose CyberRays]]
| years2 = 2001
| clubs2 = [[Atlanta Beat (WUSA)|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 women's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps1 = 102
| nationalgoals1 = 5 
}}

'''Amy Heather Walsh''' (born September 13, 1977) is a former [[soccer]] [[midfielder]] for the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada national team]]. From 1998 to 2009, she played 102 matches for the national team.<ref>(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 }}</ref> In May 2017, Walsh was inducted into the [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame]].<ref name="hof">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> Walsh attended the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|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 (WUSA)|Atlanta Beat]] of [[Women's United Soccer Association]], reaching the [[2001 Women's United Soccer Association season|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 [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|W-League]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 

=== International Career ===
Walsh made her senior-team debut for Canada age 20 on 19 July 1998, starting in a 2-1 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] loss to [[China women's national football team|China]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Walsh featured in the Canadian side which won gold at the [[1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship]].<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref>

Walsh started in Canada's 3 matches at the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

From 2000-2004, Walsh was a four-time Québec player of the year.<ref name=":1" />

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 women's national football team|Norway]] in the group stage.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Walsh came off the bench in Canada's 2-1 loss to [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]], earning an assist.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

On 7 March 2009, Walsh became the fifth women's player to make 100 appearances for the Canadian senior team.<ref name=":0" />

=== 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 Montréal|CF Montreal]], working as an ambassador promoting the development of women's soccer in the club.<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Walsh has worked as a broadcast analyst for TSN<ref name=":2" /> and [[CBC Sports|CBC]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Walsh|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1146646|work=[[Nebraska Cornhuskers]]}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame]] (2017)<ref name="hof"/>
* 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==
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==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 ]

{{Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame}}
{{Canada squad 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{Canada squad 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{Canada women's football squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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