Marissa James Callaghan MBE (born 2 September 1985) is a Northern Irish football midfielder who plays for Cliftonville Ladies and the Northern Ireland national team Callaghan started playing football at 13 for the Newington Girls (now known as Cliftonville Ladies).

[3] Callaghan made her international debut for the Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team in 2002.

[1] A year later she was the tournament ambassador for the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship being held in Northern Ireland.

[6] After leaving university, Callaghan started working full-time in 2010 as a women's football community coach.

[9] Callaghan was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to Association Football and to the community in Northern Ireland.