Davitt Walsh

Davitt Walsh

Personal information
Full name	Davitt Walsh
Date of birth	July 27, 1986 (1986-07-27) (age 25)
Place of birth	Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Institute
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Fanad United
2005	Derry City
2006	Finn Harps
2007	Bohemians	0	(0)
2007	→ Shelbourne (loan)	12	(1)
2007-2008	→ Ballymena United (loan)	9	(4)
2008-2011	Ballymena United
2011-	Institute	8	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Davitt Walsh (born 27 July 1986 in Kerrykeel, County Donegal, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for IFA Championship side Institute.

Walsh began his career with Fanad United before joining Derry City. After a season as part of Derry's Under 21 squad, Davitt and joined local rivals Finn Harps in February 2006 where he became a regular member of Harps' First Division squad. In January 2007, he moved to Bohemians but was soon loaned to Dublin rivals Shelbourne in February 2007. Davitt made his Shelbourne league debut in a 2-2 draw against Kildare County at Tolka Park on March 9, 2007. Davitt scored his first Shelbourne goal the following week against former club Finn Harps at Ballybofey in a 2-1 defeat for Shelbourne. Walsh's loan tenure at Tolka Park ended on July 1, 2007 after which is was loaned to Ballymena United in July 2007. At the start of the 2011/12 season, he was signed by Institute.^[1]

Walsh loan-spell started with a hat-trick on his competitive debut against Amateur League side Orangefield Old Boys in the County Antrim Shield. His loan spell at Ballymena Showgrounds saw Walsh score 11 goals in 16 competitive games in all competitions. The striker subsequently signed on a permanent basis in January 2008 on a two-and-a-half year contract.

References

1. ^ "Davitt Walsh". Football database.eu. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.davitt.walsh.95458.en.html. Retrieved 14 December 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Walsh, Davitt
Alternative names
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Date of birth	1986-07-27
Place of birth	Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland
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