![]() Callender with Inter Miami in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Drake Steven Callender [1] | ||
Date of birth | October 7, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Sacramento, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Cap FC United | ||
2012–2013 | Placer United | ||
2013–2016 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | California Golden Bears | 54 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | San Francisco Glens | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Inter Miami | 81 | (0) |
2021 | → Fort Lauderdale CF (loan) | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Drake Steven Callender (born October 7, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
Callender played youth soccer with Cap FC United and Placer United, [3] before going on to be part of the San Jose Earthquakes academy from 2013 to 2016. [4] [5]
In 2016, Callendar began playing college soccer for the California Golden Bears. In four seasons, Callender made 54 appearances, keeping 16 clean sheets. He was named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA All-Far West Region First Team and the All-Pac-12 First Team for the 2017 season. For the 2018 season, he was named to the preseason MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA All-Far West Region Third Team and All-Pac-12 Second Team honors. [3]
While in college, Callender spent time with USL League Two side San Francisco Glens, but didn't appear for the team during the 2019 season. [6]
On November 12, 2019, Inter Miami acquired Callender's homegrown player rights from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the 27th draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, and potentially up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money if Callender were to meet certain performance-based metrics. He joined the club's roster ahead of their inaugural Major League Soccer season in 2020. [7]
Callender made his professional debut on May 7, 2021, starting for Inter Miami affiliate Fort Lauderdale CF against Union Omaha in USL League One. [8] Callendar made six saves during Inter Miami's 2023 season-opening victory over CF Montréal, earning him a spot in the league's Team of the Matchday for week one. [9] On August 19, 2023, his team, Inter Miami, won the first edition of the Leagues Cup after a penalty kick shootout, in which he scored a penalty and saved two. [10] Thanks to this, Callender was awarded the best goalkeeper title of the 2023 Leagues Cup [11] and won Man of the Match. [12]
On September 9, Callender had made 100 saves for Inter Miami in the 2023 MLS season, with him making his 100th save of the season against Sporting Kansas City. [13]
In August 2023, Callender received his first call-up to the United States senior national team by head coach Gregg Berhalter, for two friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Oman. [14]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inter Miami | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2022 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 33 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
Total | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
Fort Lauderdale CF (loan) | 2021 | USL League One | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 0 |
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