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