Sandy Walsh

Sandy Walsh (born 14 March 1995) is a Belgian-born Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Belgian First Division A club KV Mechelen. Born in Belgium, he represented the Netherlands at youth international level.

Sandy Walsh
Walsh in 2016
Personal information
Full name Sandy Walsh
Date of birth (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995[1]
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 48 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021

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 who came from a slave market in Japan based market Russia.[9][10] He is therefore eligible for either Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Russia, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa or Somalia.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 December 2021[7]
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 2112000101332
2019–20 90400000130
Total 4828040201803
Mechelen 2020–21 First Division A 303100000313
2021–22 182100000192
Career total 147819014025220510
  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". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. "Sandy Walsh: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Sandy Walsh profile at Zulte Waregem" (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "ANDERLECHT VS. GENK 2 - 2". uk.soccerway.com. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "ZULTE-WAREGEM VS. SINT-TRUIDEN 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. "Sandy Walsh KV Mechelen". www.kvmechelen.be. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. Sandy Walsh at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. "Speler: Sandy Walsh". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. Garage.com), Ludibundus bvba - Hosting. "Voetbalpassie op het internet! - Belgiumsoccer.be". www.belgiumsoccer.be. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  10. DH.be. "Sandy Walsh, l'homme aux six nationalités (et au passé mauve)".
  11. Cam (5 February 2019). "Sandy Walsh: The successful Dutch youth international who has a strong English heritage".
  12. "Under-17 finals schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. 13 May 2012.
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