Collette McCallum

Collette McCallum

McCallum playing for the Matildas in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Midfielder
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)
2008–2009 Perth Glory 10 (2)
2009 Sky Blue FC 23 (0)
2009–2011 Perth Glory 14 (3)
2012 Lincoln Ladies 8 (1)
2012–2014 Perth Glory 16 (4)
National team‡
2002–2006 Australia U-20 19 (13)
2005–2015 Australia 81 (11)
Teams managed
2015– Perth Glory (Assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2015

Collette McCallum (born 26 March 1986) is an Australian retired football (soccer) midfielder who last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.

Playing Career

She played for Pali Blues in the American USL 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.

International

McCallum in action for the Matildas.

McCallum represented the Young Matildas on 19 occasions, and was selected to the FIFA All-Star Team at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women%27s World Championship]].

McCallum amassed 81 caps for the Matildas. Following the retirements of Cheryl Salisbury and Joanne Peters in February 2010, shewas named the Matildas vice captain.[2]

Coaching Career

In 2015, she is currently the Assistant Coach of the Perth Glory's Women's team, working under Head Coach Bobby Despotovski.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 February 2007 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Uzbekistan 8–0 10–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
2 10–0
3 7 April 2007 BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia  Hong Kong 3–0 15–0 2008 Olympics qualifying
4 6–0
5 8–0
6 19 August 2007 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China  China PR 3–0 3–1 Friendly
7 20 September 2007 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  Canada 1–1 2–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
8 5 March 2008 Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast, Australia  New Zealand 1–0 4–2 Friendly
9 7 February 2009 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia  Italy 1–4 1–5 Friendly
10 17 October 2010 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Mexico 1–0 3–1 2010 Peace Queen Cup
11 15 May 2011 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia  New Zealand 2–1 2–1 Friendly
12 23 June 2011 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany  England 1–0 2–0 Friendly
13 2–0

Honours

Club

Pali Blues
Sky Blue FC
Perth Glory

Country

Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ormond, A (11 March 2008). "Aussie Trio Sign For California Club". FourFourTwo Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "Matildas to face DPR Korea". The World Game. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Club legend to lead Women's Team to Glory". perthglory.com.au. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

External links

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