Sarah Walsh

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Sarah Ann Walsh (born 11 January 1983) is an Australian former soccer player who is Head of Women's Football at Football Australia. A forward, she played for the Australia women's national soccer team from 2004 to 2012.

Early life

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Playing career

Club

Women's Professional Soccer, 2009

Walsh was selected in the first round of the Women's Professional Soccer league's international draft in 2009 by Sky Blue FC. On 26 June 2009, Walsh was dealt to the Saint Louis Athletica.[1][2] She had played in 5 games, 4 of them being starts (351 minutes) before being traded. She also added a goal and an assist for Sky Blue FC.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC, 2012–13

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Walsh with the Western Sydney Wanderers, 2012

In October 2012, it was announced that Walsh had signed for Western Sydney Wanderers[3] in the Westfield W-League in Australia for the 2012–13 season. She was promptly elected captain by the team members.[4]

International

Walsh represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

On 30 August 2012, Walsh announced her international retirement and stated that her last game would be an upcoming friendly match against the United States on 19 September 2012. After scoring a goal in the friendly, Walsh ended her international career when she was substituted out in the 54th minute.[5][6][7]

Sports administration and other roles

Walsh is a representative of the Professional Footballers Association's Matildas Delegates' Committee, alongside Melissa Barbieri, Lauren Colthorpe, Heather Garriock and Kate McShea. On 20 January 2010, the Committee and Football Federation Australia announced a new pay deal for the Matildas to take them through to the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup football.[8]

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Personal life

Walsh began dating American soccer player Megan Rapinoe in 2009 while they both played for the WPS. After approximately five years together, Rapinoe and Walsh ended their relationship in 2013.[10] She has since married a woman named Toni Knowlson.[11]

In popular culture

In June 2011, Walsh was on the cover of the Australian FourFourTwo magazine, along with fellow Matildas Melissa Barbieri, Sam Kerr, Thea Slatyer and Kyah Simon.[12]

Career statistics

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Walsh playing for Australia, 2009

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 February 2004 Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 2–0 2–0 2004 Australia Cup
2 4 March 2004 Govind Park, Ba, Fiji Script error: No such module "flagg". 4–0 10–0 2004 Olympic qualifying
3 7 July 2004 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4 2–0
5 19 October 2005 Patriot Stadium, El Paso, United States Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 30 May 2006 Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 3–0 4–0 Friendly
7 16 June 2006 Shanghai Football Association National Training Centre, Shanghai, China Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–1 1–2 Friendly
8 16 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 2–0 4–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
9 24 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 3–0 5–0 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10 29 October 2006 Gimhae Stadium, Gimhae, South Korea Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 1–0 2006 Peace Queen Cup
11 21 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 2–0 2008 Olympic qualifying
12 2–0
13 23 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Script error: No such module "flagg". 5–0 10–0 2008 Olympic qualifying
14 25 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Script error: No such module "flagg". 3–0 8–1 2008 Olympic qualifying
15 7 April 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 15–0 2008 Olympic qualifying
16 2–0
17 15 April 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Script error: No such module "flagg". 2–0 10–0 2008 Olympic qualifying
18 4–0
19 6–0
20 19 July 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 3–0 Friendly
21 2–0
22 12 August 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 2–0 7–0 2008 Olympic qualifying
23 16 August 2007 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China Script error: No such module "flagg". 3–2 3–2 Friendly
24 12 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou, China Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 4–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
25 1 March 2008 Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 2–0 Friendly
26 3 May 2008 Legion Field, Birmingham, United States Script error: No such module "flagg". 2–4 2–5 Friendly
27 17 February 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 3–0 Friendly
28 2–0
29 6 March 2010 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 3–2 Friendly
30 27 June 2012 WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 2–0 Friendly
31 2–0
32 19 September 2012 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver, United States Script error: No such module "flagg". 2–1 2–6 Friendly

Honours

Club

Sydney FC:

International

Australia

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Western Sydney Wanderers captain
2012–2013 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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