Calliste Brookshire
Greek footballer (born 2002)
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Calliste Brookshire (Greek: Καλλίστη Μπρουκσάιρ, born 9 July 2002) is a Greek-American professional footballer who plays as an forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers and the Greece national team.[6][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calliste Konstantina Brookshire | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Massachusetts[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers W.F.C. | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FCUSA | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | 80 | (20) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | FHL | 20 | (2) |
| 2026– | Rangers | 4 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Greece | 5 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2026[2][4] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2026[5] | |||
Early life
Calliste Brookshire was born in Kingston, Massachusetts, to a Greek mother and an American father.[2] She attended Silver Lake Regional High School, where she was named captain of her senior team and earned MVP honours for her division.[2] The first club she joined was FCUSA, where she played until 2019.[7][8]
College career
Brookshire signed with the UMass Lowell River Hawks ahead of the 2020 season, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She made eight appearances and scored her first collegiate goal against New Hampshire in her first career start.[2]
In 2021, she started 17 matches, scoring three goals and helping the team reach the conference semi-finals for a second consecutive year. During the 2022 season, she recorded a career-high seven goals in 18 appearances.[2]
In 2023, Brookshire led the conference in assists with eight and was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team.[2] She also helped the team reach the conference final, scoring an equalizing penalty in the 86th minute to send the match to extra time. The River Hawks were ultimately defeated 3–2 by Maine.[9]
In her fifth and final season, she made 19 appearances, leading the team with four goals and six assists, and was again named to the America East All-Conference Second Team. As of 2024, she holds the UMass Lowell Division I program records for career assists (18) and single-season assists (8).[2]
Club career
On 20 February 2025, Calliste Brookshire signed for newly promoted Besta deild kvenna club FHL in Iceland.[10] She made 21 appearances and scored two goals during the season, as the club finished bottom of the league and was relegated to the second division.[4] Her first goal for the club came in its only win of the season, against Fram.[11]
International career
Brookshire was called up to the Greek national team by Alexandros Katikaridis ahead of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches.[12] She made her international debut on 30 May 2025 against Slovenia as a substitute, coming on in the 75th minute for Maria Mitkou.[13] She scored her first international goal in a 2–0 friendly victory over Belarus.[14]
International goals
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brookshire goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 November 2025 | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Belarus | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3 March 2026 | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece |  Georgia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
College
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FHL | 2025 | Besta deild kvenna | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| Rangers | 2025–26 | SWPL | ||||||||