Bridget Callahan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bridget Rose Callahan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 16, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Hollywood, Florida | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Weston FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | UCF Knights | 75 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Surge | ||
| 2018–2019 | Orlando Pride | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 21, 2020 | |||
Bridget Rose Callahan (born April 16, 1996) is an American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Orlando Pride in the NWSL.
Early life
[edit]Callahan attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida, and helped the school to back-to-back district championships in 2012 and 2013, the first titles in school history. During her high school career, she was selected to the Miami Herald All-County First Team in three consecutive years. She was also honored as the Sun Sentinel team MVP after two exceptional seasons.[2] She started her soccer career at Boggs Field with Hollywood Wildcats Soccer Club and continued to play her club soccer as part of Weston FC's academy. Callahan was also a talented volleyball player in high school.[3]
UCF Knights
[edit]Callahan attended University of Central Florida from 2014 to 2017. She registered nine goals and two assists in 75 games from midfield.[4] In her career at UCF, Callahan became the only player in program history to earn both AAC Offensive and Defensive player of the week honors.[5] During her senior season as a Knight, she started 17 games and played 1301 minutes as the Knights clinched the 2017 AAC regular season title.[6] She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Communication.
In the off-seasons, Callahan played with local Women's Premier Soccer League side FC Surge.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Orlando Pride
[edit]On March 23, 2018, Orlando Pride signed Callahan as a National Team Replacement player.[8] She made her professional debut on March 31, coming on as a substitute away to Washington Spirit. After appearing only once in 2018, she was re-signed to the team for the 2019 season, this time to the full senior squad under new head coach Marc Skinner.[9] Callahan was waived on June 21, 2020, ahead of the start of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of October 5, 2019[11]
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Orlando Pride | NWSL | 2018 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Media work
[edit]In February 2021, Callahan began calling UCF Knights women's soccer games.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees – College of Sciences, Bachelor of Arts: Human Communication BA" (PDF). Commencement: May 3–5, 2018. University of Central Florida. May 2018. p. 69. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Bridget Callahan – 2017 – (W) Soccer". UCF Athletics.
- ^ "Bridget Callahan". Weston FC.
- ^ Rollins, Sean (March 23, 2018). "Pride Sign Midfielder as National Team Replacement Player". The Mane Land.
- ^ "Bridget Callahan UCF Roster". ucfknights.com.
- ^ "UCF Women's Soccer Clinches AAC Regular Season with 1–1 Draw vs. USF". Black & Gold Banneret. October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Bridget Callahan". www.fcsurgesoccer.com.
- ^ "Pride Sign UCF Grad Bridget Callahan as National Team Replacement Player". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ Citro, Michael (April 10, 2019). "Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster". The Mane Land.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Bridget Callahan profile". Soccerway. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "UCF Knights vs Cincinnati Bearcats women's soccer highlights". UCF Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Bridget Callahan at Soccerway.com
- Bridget Callahan at FBref.com
- Bridget Callahan NWSL bio
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