Collette McCallum
 McCallum playing for the Matildas in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2006 | Australia U-20 | 19 | (13) |
| 2005–2015 | Australia | 81 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015– | Perth Glory (Assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2015 | |||
Collette McCallum (born 26 March 1986) is an Australian retired soccer midfielder who last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.
Playing career
Born in Scotland, McCallum emigrated to Australia with her family at the age of four.[1][2] She played for Pali Blues in the American USL W-League in 2008.[3] 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 represented the Young Matildas on 19 occasions, and was selected to the FIFA All-Star Team at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.
McCallum amassed 81 caps for the Matildas. Following the retirements of Cheryl Salisbury and Joanne Peters in February 2010, she was named the Matildas vice captain.[4]
Coaching career
In 2015, she was employed as the Assistant Coach of the Perth Glory's Women's team, working under Head Coach Bobby Despotovski.[5]
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 |
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
Country
See also
References
- ^ "Collette McCallum plays final game as Australia draw with Scotland". Daily Record. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ From her early days in Rutherglen to becoming an Aussie football legend, Daily Record, 27 September 2019
- ^ Ormond, A (11 March 2008). "Aussie Trio Sign For California Club". FourFourTwo Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ^ "Matildas to face DPR Korea". The World Game. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Club legend to lead Women's Team to Glory". perthglory.com.au. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
External links
- Collette McCallum – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Australia player profile
- Perth Glory player profile
- Women's Professional Soccer player profile
- Pali Blues player profile
- W-League player profile
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- Pali Blues players
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Notts County L.F.C. players
- USL W-League players
- New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni
- Scottish emigrants to Australia
- Sportspeople from Rutherglen
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