Calliste Brookshire (, born 9 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers. Born in the United States, she plays for the Greece national team.
Early life Calliste Brookshire was born in Kingston, Massachusetts, United States, to a Greek mother and an American father. She attended Silver Lake Regional High School, where she was named captain of her senior team and earned MVP honours for her division. The first club she joined was FCUSA, where she played until 2019.
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.
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.
In 2023, Brookshire led the conference in assists with eight and was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team. 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.
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).
Club career On 20 February 2025, Calliste Brookshire signed for newly promoted Besta deild kvenna club FHL in Iceland. 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. Her first goal for the club came in its only win of the season, against Fram.
On 9 January 2026, she joined SWPL club Rangers. She immediately took up a key role in the team, helping them finish second in the league and reach the finals of the Scottish Cup and the SWPL Cup, where they ultimately lost to Celtic and Glasgow City respectively. She made 20 appearances in all competitions and scored three goals.
International career Brookshire was called up to the Greek national team by Alexandros Katikaridis ahead of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches. She made her international debut on 30 May 2025 against Slovenia as a substitute, coming on in the 75th minute for Maria Mitkou. She scored her first international goal in a 2–0 friendly victory over Belarus.
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 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 3 March 2026 Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece 2–0 3–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 3. 9 June 2026 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia 3–1 3–2
Career statistics College TeamSeasonNCAA Regular SeasonAmEast TournamentNCAA TournamentTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUMass Lowell River Hawks2020Div. I7110—81202116310–173202217710–187202315431–185202417420–194Total721981–8020
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals FHL 2025 Besta deild kvenna20210——212 Rangers 2025–26 SWPL1434020—203Career Total3455020—415
References
External links
Kallisti-Konstantina Mproyksair at HFF official website Calliste Brookshire at Soccerdonna.de