Bridget Callahan

Bridget Rose Callahan (born April 16, 1996) is an American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Orlando Pride in the NWSL.

Bridget Callahan
Personal information
Full name Bridget Rose Callahan[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Place of birth Hollywood, Florida
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Weston FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 UCF Knights 75 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Surge
2018–2019 Orlando Pride 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 21, 2020

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]
Club League Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride NWSL 2018 10——10
2019 80——80
Career total 90000090

Media work

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

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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