![]() Nilla Fischer and Callaghan in May 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 September 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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 midfielder for Cliftonville Ladies and is the captain of the Northern Ireland women's national football team.[1]
Early career
[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]
With Northern Ireland
[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 |
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4. | 9 March 2015 | Umag 4, Umag, Croatia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 Istria Cup |
5. | 3 June 2016 | Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
6. | 3–0 | |||||
7. | 13 April 2021 | Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
8. | 17 September 2021 | Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
9. | 21 September 2021 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 |
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]- ^ a b "Football star Marissa Callaghan aims to inspire others". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "2017 UEFA Women's European Championship official programme" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Ulster University graduate has her eye on the ball". University of Ulster. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b Johnny Morton (10 July 2017). "Marissa Callaghan looking to inspire the next generation after recent graduation". Belfast Live. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b FIFA Women's World Cup. "Marissa Callaghan". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "'Incredible journey': Northern Ireland captain Callaghan upbeat for Euro 2022". Guardian. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Women Ambassadors announced". Irish Football Association. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Chris Sherrard (31 May 2017). "Northern Ireland football captains unite for Electric Ireland campaign". Belfast Live. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022