Chevaughn Junior Hugh Walsh (born 14 May 1995) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Youth

In Jamaica Walsh played for local team Willodwale before transferring to Spanish Town Police in July 2012.

College and semi-professional

Walsh played two seasons of

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for the Vikings of Jefferson College in 2015 & 2016. During the two seasons, he tallied 39 goals and 20 assists in 40 matches and was named a

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All-American. For the

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, Walsh signed for the

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of the

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. During the season, he scored 14 goals in 14 matches and won the league golden boot (top scorer) award. Following the season, he was named to the 2016 All-PDL team. His 14 goals set a new team record in that category as he tied the existing team record of 31 points for the season. He was then named #2 on PDL's list of top prospects behind only

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and the winner of the PDL MVP award. For the

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, Walsh returned to his former college coach, Ricardo Garza, to play for Club Atletico Saint Louis of the

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. During the season, he scored 5 goals in 6 matches and lead his team to the Heartland Conference Semi-Final. Following the season, Chevy was signed with HAGL in Vietnam.

Professional

On 19 August 2016 it was announced that Walsh had signed a 3-year deal for the

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of the

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. He made his professional debut on 27 August 2016 as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with the

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. On 3 September 2016 he made his first start for the club and scored his first professional goal as Pittsburgh defeated

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2–0 in only his second appearance for the Riverhounds.

Honours

Individual *

MVP:

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All-PDL Team:

top scorer:

References

External links

NJCAA profile

PDL profile
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Riverhounds profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Chevaughn 1995 births Living people Jamaican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers USL Championship players USL League Two players National Premier Soccer League players Ocean City Nor'easters players V.League 1 players Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC players Thanh Hóa FC players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players PSIS Semarang players Saudi Second Division players Al-Ansar FC (Medina) players Portmore United F.C. players National Premier League players Sportspeople from Spanish Town Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia