Bridget Callahan Explained

Bridget Callahan
Fullname:Bridget Rose Callahan[1]
Birth Date:16 April 1996
Birth Place:Hollywood, Florida
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Weston FC
Collegeyears1:2014–2017
College1:UCF Knights
Collegecaps1:75
Collegegoals1:9
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:FC Surge
Years2:2018–2019
Clubs2:Orlando Pride
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Club-Update: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

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

[11]

ClubLeagueSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando PrideNWSL20181010
20198080
Career total90000090

Media work

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees – College of Sciences, Bachelor of Arts: Human Communication BA . Commencement: May 3–5, 2018 . . PDF . 69 . May 2018 . November 20, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120054111/https://commencement.ucf.edu/file/114/commencement-program.pdf . November 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: Bridget Callahan – 2017 – (W) Soccer. UCF Athletics.
  3. Web site: Bridget Callahan . Weston FC.
  4. Web site: Rollins . Sean . Pride Sign Midfielder as National Team Replacement Player . The Mane Land . March 23, 2018.
  5. Web site: Bridget Callahan UCF Roster . ucfknights.com.
  6. Web site: UCF Women's Soccer Clinches AAC Regular Season with 1–1 Draw vs. USF . Black & Gold Banneret . en . October 28, 2017.
  7. Web site: Bridget Callahan . www.fcsurgesoccer.com.
  8. Web site: Pride Sign UCF Grad Bridget Callahan as National Team Replacement Player . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. Web site: Citro . Michael . Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster . The Mane Land . April 10, 2019.
  10. Web site: Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. Web site: Bridget Callahan profile. Soccerway. April 14, 2019.
  12. Web site: UCF Knights vs Cincinnati Bearcats women's soccer highlights . UCF Twitter.