Amy Walsh
Encyclopedia
Amy Heather Walsh has been a midfielder
for the Canada women's national soccer team
since 1998. She has to play more than 102 matchs for the national team of Canada. She attended the University of Nebraska
, where she was twice named in the first team (All-Conference) and once in the first-team (All-Central Region). She has played professionally for the Montreal Xtreme
, and currently plays for the Laval Comets
of the W-League
.
Amy Walsh played her last season in 2009. She gave birth to a child in January 2010. Since then she has not returned with the Laval Comets and Canada’s National team.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for the Canada women's national soccer team
Canada women's national soccer team
The Canada women's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association. The team reached its all-time high of 6th in the March 2011 rankings. The team reached international prominence finishing in 4th place at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, losing to their archrival American team...
since 1998. She has to play more than 102 matchs for the national team of Canada. She attended the University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
, where she was twice named in the first team (All-Conference) and once in the first-team (All-Central Region). She has played professionally for the Montreal Xtreme
Montreal Xtreme
The Montreal Xtreme were a women's soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They played only the 2004 season in the W-League. The team played its home games in Soccerplexe Catalogna in Lachine, Quebec. The team's colors are blue and white...
, and currently plays for the Laval Comets
Laval Comets
The Laval Comets is a Canadian women’s soccer team established in 2006 in the city of Laval, Quebec, a northern suburb of Montreal. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
of the W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
.
Amy Walsh played her last season in 2009. She gave birth to a child in January 2010. Since then she has not returned with the Laval Comets and Canada’s National team.
Honors and Awards
- Olympic Participant (Canada, 2008)
- Women's World Cup Participant (Canada, 1999, 2007)
- Canadian National Team Member (1997 to 2009)
- 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)
- First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference (1999)
- Honorable-Mention Academic All-Big 12 (1999)