Calliste Brookshire

Calliste Brookshire
Personal information
Full name Calliste Konstantina Brookshire
Date of birth (2002-07-09) 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2026[2][5]
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2026[4]

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][4]

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.[5] Her first goal for the club came in its only win of the season, against Fram.[11]

On 9 January 2026, she joined SWPL club Rangers.[6]

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

Team Season NCAA Regular Season AmEast Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UMass Lowell River Hawks 2020 Div. I 7 1 1 0 8 1
2021 16 3 1 0 17 3
2022 17 7 1 0 18 7
2023 15 4 3 1 18 5
2024 17 4 2 0 19 4
Total 72 19 8 1 80 20

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

References

  1. ^ "Kallisti Konstantina Brouksair". uefa.com. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Calliste". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ "UMass Lowell women's soccer adds seven to roster". soccerwire.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Καλλίστη-Κωνσταντίνα Μπρουκσάιρ". epo.gr. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Calliste Brookshire". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Rangers Announce Signing of Calliste Brookshire". rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Getting To Know: Calliste Brookshire". rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Brookshire a scoring star at Silver Lake". patriotledger.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  9. ^ "No. 4 River Hawks Fall to No 2. Maine 3-2 in Extra Time in Title Game". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  10. ^ "FHL sækir þriðja erlenda leikmanninn í þessari viku (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Uppgjörið: FHL – Fram 3-2 Fyrsti sigur FHL í hús". visir.is. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Εθνική Γυναικών: Η υπόσχεση του Κατηκαρίδη με δύο νέες teenagers και το σκάουτινγκ που έφερε την Μπρούκσαϊρ". sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Slovenia 2 - 0 Greece". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Εθνική Γυναικών: 2-0 τη Λευκορωσία και θετικά μηνύματα". epo.gr. Retrieved 4 March 2026.