Bridget Mutipula
Canadian soccer player
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Bridget Mutipula (born August 5, 2008) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Rise FC Academy in League1 British Columbia, as well as the Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League on a youth development permit.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 5, 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Rise FC Academy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Halifax Dunbrack SC | |||
| 2023–2024 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Vancouver Rise FC Academy[a] | 24 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Vancouver Rise FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Canada U17 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 6, 2025 | |||
Early life
Born in Zambia, Mutipula moved to Canada at age four.[1] She began playing youth soccer at age 8 with Halifax Dunbrack SC, also participating in the Nova Scotia REX program, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite program in June 2023.[1]
Club career
In 2023, Mutipula began playing with Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (later renamed Vancouver Rise FC Academy) in League1 British Columbia.[1] In 2024, she played with the squad at the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup.[2] In August 2025, she joined Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League on a Youth Development Permit.[3] She made her professional debut on August 9, 2025, against Halifax Tides FC.[4]
International career
In November 2023, Mutipula was called up to the Canada U17 team for the first time for a training camp and friendliers against Portugal U17.[5] In 2024, she was named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[6]
Career statistics
- As of November 8, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vancouver Rise FC Academy[a] | 2023[7] | League1 British Columbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[A] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2024[7] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 2[A] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2025[7] | 12 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Vancouver Rise FC (loan) | 2025 | Northern Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship