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 football midfielder who plays for Cliftonville Ladies and the Northern Ireland national team
Early career
Callaghan started playing football at 13 for the Newington Girls (now known as Cliftonville Ladies).[1] After this, she went to university in the United States on a football scholarship.[2] 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.[2] As a result, she also volunteered as a coach for Cliftonville Ladies.[3] Later she became their academy director.[3]
With Northern Ireland
Callaghan made her international debut for the Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team in 2002.[4] She made her debut for Northern Ireland in 2010.[4] In 2016, Callaghan was awarded the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association Women's Personality of the Year award.[1] A year later she was the tournament ambassador for the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship being held in Northern Ireland.[1]
Callaghan was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[5] She also captained the Northern Ireland team at Euro 2022.[6]
International goals
- 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 | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 Istria Cup |
5. | 3 June 2016 | Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Georgia | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
6. | 3–0 | |||||
7. | 13 April 2021 | Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
8. | 17 September 2021 | Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
9. | 21 September 2021 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Latvia | 3–0 | 4–0 |
Career
After leaving university, Callaghan started working full-time in 2010 as a women's football community coach.[7] In 2016, Callaghan was selected as a women's football ambassador for the Irish Football Association.[8] Following this, she worked with Northern Ireland national football team captain Steven Davis to promote participation in women's youth football.[9]
Private life
Callaghan is married to her partner Paula and they have one son together.[10]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". Irish FA. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "'Incredible journey': Northern Ireland captain Callaghan upbeat for Euro 2022". Guardian. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Football star Marissa Callaghan aims to inspire others". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "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
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Northern Ireland women's international footballers
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Association football managers from Northern Ireland
- Alumni of Ulster University
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- LGBTQ sportspeople from Northern Ireland
- Lesbians from Northern Ireland
- British LGBTQ footballers
- British lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century LGBTQ people from Northern Ireland
- Irish LGBTQ footballers
- Northern Ireland women's association football biography stubs