Bridget Mutipula
| 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‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | 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 | |||
Bridget Mutipula (born August 5, 2008) is a professional 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. Born in Zambia, she has represented Canada at under-17 level.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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] In May 2026, she was called up to the Canada U20 for a pair of international friendlies.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- 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[8] | League1 British Columbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[A] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2024[8] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 2[A] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2025[8] | 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 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Mutipula off to Vancouver to join Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy". Soccer Nova Scotia. June 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Bridget Mutipula Competes in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup!". Halifax Dunbrack SC. August 21, 2024.
- ↑ @VancouverRiseFC (August 9, 2025). "We're proud to activate Rise FC Academy defender Bridget Mutipula on a Northern Super League Youth Permit for today's away match vs Halifax Tides FC!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Burns, Anna (August 9, 2025). "No turning Tide: Vancouver Rise FC remain undefeated". Surrey Now-Leader.
- ↑ "Mutipula & Gallant called up for CANW17 matches against Portugal". Soccer Nova Scotia. November 14, 2023.
- ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (January 23, 2024). "Halifax's Mutipula named to Canada roster for Concacaf women's under-17 soccer championship". Saltwire Network.
- ↑ "CANW20 announce 22-player squad for June international camp in Spain". Canadian Soccer Association. May 25, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Bridget Mutipula L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
Notes
[edit]External links
[edit]- 2008 births
- Living people
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Zambian women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Vancouver Rise FC players
- Vancouver Rise FC Academy players
- British Columbia Premier League (women) players
- Northern Super League players
- Canada women's youth international soccer players
- 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup players
- Zambian emigrants to Canada