Marissa Callaghan

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Marissa Callaghan
Nilla Fischer (Sweden) and Marissa Callaghan in May 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Team information
Current team
 Cliftonville
Youth career
Newington Girls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– Cliftonville
International career‡
2010– Northern Ireland 72 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Marissa Callaghan (born 2 September 1985) is a Northern Irish women's association football player from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She currently plays as a player-coach as a midfielder for Cliftonville Ladies and is the captain of the Northern Ireland women's national football team.[1]

Football[edit]

Callaghan started playing football when she was thirteen for Newington Girls (now known as Cliftonville Ladies).[2] After this, she went to university in the United States on a football scholarship.[3] She returned to Northern Ireland in 2005 and started playing for Cliftonville again. She graduated with an advanced certificate in sports coaching from the University of Ulster in 2017.[3] As a result, she also volunteered as a coach for Cliftonville Ladies.[4] Later she became their academy director.[4]

International career[edit]

Callaghan made her international debut for the Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team in 2002.[5] She made her debut for Northern Ireland in 2010.[5] In 2016, Callaghan was awarded the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association Women's Personality of the Year award.[2] A year later she was the tournament ambassador for the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship being held in Northern Ireland.[2]

She captained the Northern Ireland team at Euro 2022. [6]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 April 2021 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Ukraine 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs

Career[edit]

After leaving university, Callaghan started working full-time in 2010 as a women's football community coach.[1] In 2016, Callaghan was selected as a women's football ambassador for the Irish Football Association.[7] Following this, she worked with Northern Ireland national football team captain Steven Davis to promote participation in women's youth football.[8]

Private life[edit]

Callaghan is married to her partner Paula and they have one son together.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Football star Marissa Callaghan aims to inspire others". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 UEFA Women's European Championship official programme" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Ulster University graduate has her eye on the ball". University of Ulster. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Johnny Morton (10 July 2017). "Marissa Callaghan looking to inspire the next generation after recent graduation". Belfast Live. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b FIFA Women's World Cup. "Marissa Callaghan". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. ^ "'Incredible journey': Northern Ireland captain Callaghan upbeat for Euro 2022". Guardian. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Women Ambassadors announced". Irish Football Association. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. ^ Chris Sherrard (31 May 2017). "Northern Ireland football captains unite for Electric Ireland campaign". Belfast Live. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
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