Sandy Henny Walsh (born 14 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen. Born in Belgium and a former Netherlands youth international, he plays for the Indonesia national team.
Walsh playing for Indonesia in 2023
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| Full name | Sandy Henny Walsh | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team 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 | 119 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Indonesia | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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.[2]
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.[3]
Wals 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.[4]
In October 2020, he moved to another Belgian club Mechelen.[5] He making his league debut on 1 November 2020 as a starter in a 2–2 draw over 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.[6]
Walsh has represented the Netherlands at youth international and won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship with the under-17 sidein2012.[7] He has represented the Netherlands at every level from under-15 to under-20.[8]
In 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.[9]
On 27 May 2023, Walsh received call-up to the Indonesia national team for friendly matches against Palestine and Argentina. However, Walsh unable to play in both matches, as he got a calf injury during training.[10]
On 29 August 2023, Walsh received another call-up to the national team for the friendly match against Turkmenistan.[11] 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.[12][13]
Walsh was born in Belgium to an Irish father who was born in England, and an Indonesian mother who was born in Switzerland and raised in Netherlands.[14][15] He was therefore eligible for either Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, or Indonesia.[16]
On 17 November 2022, Walsh officially acquired Indonesian citizenship.[17]
| 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 | Belgian 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 | 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 | Belgian Pro League | 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 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 119 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 219 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 283 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Indonesia | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 January 2024 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Japan |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
Genk
Zulte Waregem
Mechelen
Netherlands U-17
