Bridget Callahan

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Bridget Callahan
Personal information
Full name Bridget Rose Callahan [1]
Date of birth (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Hollywood, Florida
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Weston FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 UCF Knights 75 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Early life

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

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

Orlando Pride

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

As of October 5, 2019 [11]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride NWSL 2018 10——10
2019 80——80
Career total90000090

Media work

In February 2021, Callahan began calling UCF Knights women's soccer games. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Bridget Callahan – 2017 – (W) Soccer". UCF Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Bridget Callahan". Weston FC.
  4. ↑ Rollins, Sean (March 23, 2018). "Pride Sign Midfielder as National Team Replacement Player". The Mane Land.
  5. ↑ "Bridget Callahan UCF Roster". ucfknights.com.
  6. ↑ "UCF Women's Soccer Clinches AAC Regular Season with 1–1 Draw vs. USF". Black & Gold Banneret. October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bridget Callahan". www.fcsurgesoccer.com.
  8. ↑ "Pride Sign UCF Grad Bridget Callahan as National Team Replacement Player". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ↑ Citro, Michael (April 10, 2019). "Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster". The Mane Land.
  10. ↑ "Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. ↑ "Bridget Callahan profile". Soccerway. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ "UCF Knights vs Cincinnati Bearcats women's soccer highlights". UCF Twitter.


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