McCallum marshalling the midfield for Perth Glory |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Collette McCallum | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Perth Glory | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NSW Institute of Sport | |||
| Australian Institute of Sport | |||
| WA Institute of Sport | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Manly Warringah | |||
| NSW Academy of Sport | |||
| Western Waves | |||
| 2008 | Pali Blues | 8 | (5) |
| 2008 | Perth Glory | 10 | (2) |
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 20 | (0) |
| 2009– | Perth Glory | 24 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2006 | Australia U-20 | 25 | (13) |
| 2005– | Australia | 68 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Collette McCallum (born 26 March 1986, in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder currently playing for Perth Glory of the Australian W-League.
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She played for Pali Blues in the American W-League in 2008.[1] Following her debut game for the Blues, she was selected for the W-League team of the week as a result of scoring two goals against Ventura County Fusion. Pali Blues went on to win the W-League championship in that season.
In 2009, McCallum played for Sky Blue FC in the new Women's Professional Soccer in the United States. The club went on to win the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs in their debut year.
On Saturday, 13 February 2010 Matildas, Tom Sermanni stated on community radio station Radio Fremantle that McCallum would not be returning to Sky Blue FC but remaining in Australia.[2]
On 19 February 2010, following the retirements of Cheryl Salisbury and Joanne Peters, McCallum was named the Matildas vice captain.[3]
McCallum was raised in Perth, Australia, she plays as a midfielder and is a regular selection for the Matildas. She was selected to the FIFA All-Star squad at the 2006 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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