Sandy Walsh
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sandy Walsh | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 March 1995|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | 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 | 51 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 48 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Mechelen | 54 | (5) | |||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Indonesia | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2022 |
Sandy Walsh (born 14 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A club KV Mechelen. 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
In October 2020, he moved to another Belgian club KV Mechelen.[6]
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.[7] He has represented the Netherlands at every level from under-15 to under-20.[8]
Personal life[]
Walsh was born in Belgium to an English-born father of Irish descent who came from a Somali-South African family, and a Swiss-born Dutch-raised mother of Indonesian descent.[9][10] He is therefore eligible for either Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Indonesia, South Africa or Somalia.[11]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 12 February 2022[7]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genk | 2011–12 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | First Division A | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 28 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 2 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2017–18 | First Division A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 80 | 3 | ||
Mechelen | 2020–21 | First Division A | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
2021–22 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Career total | 153 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 211 | 10 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Genk
- Belgian Cup: 2012–13
- Belgian Supercup: 2011–12; runners-up 2013
Zulte Waregem
- Belgian Supercup: runners-up 2017
International[]
Netherlands U-17
References[]
- ^ "Sandy Walsh". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Sandy Walsh: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Sandy Walsh profile at Zulte Waregem" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "ANDERLECHT VS. GENK 2 - 2". uk.soccerway.com. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "ZULTE-WAREGEM VS. SINT-TRUIDEN 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Sandy Walsh KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b Sandy Walsh at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Speler: Sandy Walsh". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Garage.com), Ludibundus bvba - Hosting. "Voetbalpassie op het internet! - Belgiumsoccer.be". www.belgiumsoccer.be. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
- ^ DH.be. "Sandy Walsh, l'homme aux six nationalités (et au passé mauve)".
- ^ Cam (5 February 2019). "Sandy Walsh: The successful Dutch youth international who has a strong English heritage".
- ^ "Under-17 finals schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. 13 May 2012.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brussels
- Dutch footballers
- Association football defenders
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Belgian footballers
- Dutch people of English descent
- Dutch people of Irish descent
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Belgian people of English descent
- Belgian people of Irish descent
- Belgian people of Indonesian descent
- K.R.C. Genk players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian people of Swiss descent