Bridget Callahan
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
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| fullname = Bridget Rose Callahan{{cite magazine |url=https://commencement.ucf.edu/file/114/commencement-program.pdf |title=Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees – College of Sciences, Bachelor of Arts: Human Communication BA |magazine=Commencement: May 3–5, 2018 |publisher=University of Central Florida |format=PDF |page=69 |date=May 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120054111/https://commencement.ucf.edu/file/114/commencement-program.pdf |archive-date=November 20, 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|04|16}}
| birth_place = Hollywood, Florida
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}}
| position = Midfielder
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| youthclubs1 = Weston FC
| collegeyears1 = 2014–2017
| college1 = UCF Knights
| collegecaps1 = 75
| collegegoals1 = 9
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = FC Surge
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| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Orlando Pride
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
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| club-update = June 21, 2020
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://ucfknights.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/bridget-callahan/5854|title=Bridget Callahan – 2017 – (W) Soccer|website=UCF Athletics}} 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.{{cite web |title=Bridget Callahan |url=http://westonfc.org/pf/bridget-callahan/ |website=Weston FC |access-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322162648/http://westonfc.org/pf/bridget-callahan/ |url-status=dead }}
= UCF Knights =
Callahan attended University of Central Florida from 2014 to 2017. She registered nine goals and two assists in 75 games from midfield.{{cite web |last1=Rollins |first1=Sean |title=Pride Sign Midfielder as National Team Replacement Player |url=https://www.themaneland.com/2018/3/23/17156954/orlando-pride-sign-bridget-callahan-as-national-team-replacement-player |website=The Mane Land |date=March 23, 2018}} 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.{{cite web |title=Bridget Callahan UCF Roster |url=https://ucfknights.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/bridget-callahan/5854 |website=ucfknights.com}} 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.{{cite web |title=UCF Women's Soccer Clinches AAC Regular Season with 1–1 Draw vs. USF |url=https://www.blackandgoldbanneret.com/2017/10/28/17970432/ucf-women-s-soccer-clinches-aac-regular-season-with-1-1-draw-vs-usf |website=Black & Gold Banneret |language=en |date=October 28, 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=Bridget Callahan |url=https://www.fcsurgesoccer.com/Default.aspx?tabid=904382 |website=www.fcsurgesoccer.com}}
Professional career
= Orlando Pride =
On March 23, 2018, Orlando Pride signed Callahan as a National Team Replacement player.{{cite web |title=Pride Sign UCF Grad Bridget Callahan as National Team Replacement Player |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2018/03/23/pride-sign-ucf-grad-bridget-callahan-national-team-replacement-player |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Citro |first1=Michael |title=Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster |url=https://www.themaneland.com/2019/4/10/18305313/orlando-pride-announce-2019-opening-day-roster |website=The Mane Land |date=April 10, 2019}} Callahan was waived on June 21, 2020, ahead of the start of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/06/21/orlando-pride-announces-roster-moves-ahead-2020-nwsl-challenge-cup |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|October 5, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/bridget-callahan/543122/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=April 14, 2019|title=Bridget Callahan profile}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |League ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Orlando Pride
| rowspan="2" |NWSL |2018 |1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|8 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Media work
In February 2021, Callahan began calling UCF Knights women's soccer games.{{cite web |title=UCF Knights vs Cincinnati Bearcats women's soccer highlights |url=https://twitter.com/UCF_WSoccer/status/1363648903095148552 |website=UCF Twitter}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/bridget-callahan Bridget Callahan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711095617/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/bridget-callahan |date=July 11, 2022 }} NWSL bio
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:UCF Knights women's soccer players
Category:Orlando Pride players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Sportspeople from Hollywood, Florida
Category:Soccer players from Broward County, Florida
Category:Women's association football midfielders