Sandy Walsh

Sandy Henny Walsh (born 14 March 1995), also known as Sandy Walsh, is a Belgian-Dutch-Indonesian footballer. He can play as a right-back, as a centre-back. He plays for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Indonesia national team.

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.

Genk
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.

Zulte Waregem
Walsh 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.

Mechelen
In October 2020, he moved to another Belgian club Mechelen. He made his league debut on 1 November 2020 as a starter in a 2–2 draw with Club Brugge. He scored the only goal in the quarter-final of the Belgian Cup in injury time against Kortijk, sending Mechelen to the semi-finals.

Yokohama F. Marinos
On 9 February 2025, J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos announced the signing of Walsh. He made his debut on 19 February 2025 as a starter in a match AFC Champions League Elite against Shanghai Port.

International career

 Netherlands 

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

 Indonesia 

In May 2022, Walsh confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. On 22 November 2022, Walsh received a call-up from Indonesia national team coach Shin Tae-Yong for a training camp in preparation for the 2022 AFF Championship. He was however called back by his club.

On 27 May 2023, Walsh received call-up to the Indonesia national team for friendly matches against Palestine and Argentina. However, Walsh was unable to play in both matches, as he got a calf injury during training.

On 29 August 2023, Walsh received another call-up to the national team for the friendly match against Turkmenistan. He went on to make his debut against said team in a 2–0 win.

On 24 January 2024, Walsh scored his debut goal in injury-time for the national team in a 1–3 loss against Japan in the final match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage.

On 5 September 2024, in the first match of the third round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Walsh scored a goal against Saudi Arabia through a deflection from his teammate Ragnar Oratmangoen in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGenk2011–12Belgian Pro League00000000002012–1310100000202013–1440101000602014–151100000001102015–162315000002812016–17120209051281Total5119010051752Zulte Waregem2017–18Belgian Pro League18120401003412018–1921120001013322019–2090400000130Total4828040201803Mechelen2020–21Belgian Pro League30310–003132021–2233310–003432022–2325251–003032023–2431000–003102024–256010–0070Total12588100001339Yokohama F. Marinos2025J1 League80003000110Career total2331124117025230114

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIndonesia2023402024142202520Total202

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Walsh goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Sandy WalshNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  24 January 2024  Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  8  1–3 1–3  2023 AFC Asian Cup2 5 September 2024 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 14   1–0 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

 References 

Other websites
Profile  at the K.V. Mechelen website
Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association (archived)
Profile  at the Football Association of Indonesia

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