Diego Walsh

Diego Walsh ( born December 8, 1979 in Santos) is a Brazilian footballer who also has the American citizenship. The midfielder is since 2009 in the A-League Wellington Phoenix under contract.

Career

Walsh played four years in the United States at Southern Methodist University and was elected to the NSCAA All- America first team ( college all-star team ) in the years 2001 and 2002. In MLS SuperDraft 2003 he was elected Columbus Crew in the first round in seventh place. Walsh came to Columbus but behind Kyle Martino hard to use time. For the 2004 season, he was released to the Kansas City Wizards, where he advanced from time to time for the injured Preki to the root formation. After his recovery he was back mostly on the bench and was released after the 2005 season, in which he came only to a league use by the club. After a short stay at Real Salt Lake, he joined the USL First Division Miami FC, ​​who had among other things the former world star Romario under contract.

During a tour abroad with Miami to Australia, he fell to the charge of Adelaide United, who took him to a few test days under contract. Diego Walsh established himself in central midfield Adelaide and was a key player in reaching the finals of the AFC Champions League 2008. 's A-League was achieved in the 2008 /09 season, the Cup finals, but it lost to Melbourne Victory 0-1. Only a few weeks before the final, the club announced that they will not renew the contract with Diego Walsh. The reason for this step Walsh's susceptibility to injury was called, which put him for almost half of the past two seasons out of action. League rival Wellington Phoenix took the Brazilians only a short time later under contract.