Sandy Walsh

Sandy Walsh (born 14 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for KV Mechelen.

Sandy Walsh
Walsh in May 2013
Personal information
Full name Sandy Walsh
Date of birth (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 KV Mechelen
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2002 Tempo Overijse
2002–2003 ERC Hoeilaart
2003–2011 Anderlecht
2011–2012 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Genk 56 (2)
2017–2020 Zulte Waregem 68 (3)
2020– KV Mechelen 16 (2)
National team‡
2009–2010 Netherlands U15 4 (1)
2010–2011 Netherlands U16 5 (0)
2011–2012 Netherlands U17 9 (0)
2012 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
2014 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Born in Belgium, he represented the Netherlands at youth international level.

Club career

Walsh spent time in the youth sides of Tempo Overijse and ERC Hoeilaart before joining Anderlecht in 2003 where he stayed until 2011 when he joined Genk.[1] On 2 September 2012, he made his professional debut for Genk, coming on as a substitute for the final moments of a 2–2 draw with his former side Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League.[2]

He moved to Zulte Waregem in the summer of 2017, making his league debut on 5 August 2017 as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Sint-Truiden.[3]

In October 2020, he moved to another Belgian club KV Mechelen.[4]

International career

Walsh has represented the Netherlands at youth international and won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the under-17 side in 2012.[5] He has represented the Netherlands at every level from under-15 to under-20.[6]

Personal life

Walsh was born in Belgium to an English-born father of Irish descent, and a Swiss-born Dutch-raised mother of Indonesian descent.[7][8] He is therefore eligible for Belgium, England, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Indonesia.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 February 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Belgian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Genk 2011–12 Pro League 0000000000
2012–13 1010000020
2013–14 40101[lower-alpha 1]00060
2014–15 110000000110
2015–16 231500000281
2016–17 First Division A 120209[lower-alpha 1]05[lower-alpha 2]1281
Total 5119010051752
Zulte Waregem 2017–18 First Division A 181204[lower-alpha 1]010[lower-alpha 2]0341
2018–19 180200000200
Career total 8721301401511293
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the First Division A 'Europa League' play-offs

Honours

Club

Genk

Zulte Waregem

International

Netherlands U-17

References
  1. "Sandy Walsh profile at Zulte Waregem" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "ANDERLECHT VS. GENK 2 - 2". uk.soccerway.com. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "ZULTE-WAREGEM VS. SINT-TRUIDEN 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "Sandy Walsh KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. Sandy Walsh at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. "Speler: Sandy Walsh". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. Garage.com), Ludibundus bvba - Hosting. "Voetbalpassie op het internet! - Belgiumsoccer.be". www.belgiumsoccer.be. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  8. DH.be. "Sandy Walsh, l'homme aux six nationalités (et au passé mauve)".
  9. Cam (5 February 2019). "Sandy Walsh: The successful Dutch youth international who has a strong English heritage".
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