Callum Stretch

Photo by: Carol MacKay

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-4
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Notre Dame High School
Club:
Aston Villa Academy

Honors and Awards:
Summit League Newcomer of the Year (2018)… Summit League First Team (2018)…No. 2 in the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Freshman Top-100...2019 Summit League Second Team…Summit League All-Tournament Team… Summit Academic All-League Team.

2019:
Played and started in all 21 minutes at centerback for the Pioneers, seeing 1917 minutes of action…Scored the game-winner from 40 yards out in Denver’s regular season victory at Purdue Fort Wayne that earned Denver a berth into the Summit League Tournament…Assisted on Preston Judd’s game-winner in the Summit League Final against Omaha.

2018:
Played and started in all 21 matches at centerback, seeing 1885 minutes of action…. Part of a Denver defense that finished 19^th in the country in goals against average (.725) and 12^th in shutout percentage (.524)…Tallied two assists in Denver’s 4-3 win at Omaha on Sept. 22 and an additional assist against Harvard on Sept. 14…Also part of a defense that allowed two shots on goal or less in nine matches.

Before Denver:
In the summer of 2016, Stretch became the youngest American player to sign with an English club when he joined Aston Villa's Academy...In 2017-18, Stretch has made appearances in the U-18 English Premier League, including playing a full 90 minutes in January matches against Chelsea and Swansea City...Stretch made his U-18 Premier League debut on February 25, 2017, a 2-1 victory over Tottenham...Prior to joining the Aston Villa Academy, the new Denver centerback spent time with the Los Angeles Galaxy Development Academy and was selected for the United State Under-18 National Team. Stretch earned his first CAP with the U.S. U-18s in August of 2015. Among other call-ups, Stretch joined the U-18 National Team for a trip to the 2015 Nordic Cup in Sweden.