Calum Mallace enters his third season as an assistant coach with the Loyola University Chicago men's soccer program in 2023. Mallace, who wrapped up a distinguished eight-year professional career in 2019, arrived in Rogers Park after serving in a similar role at Northwestern University.
“It is an absolute pleasure to accept this role as assistant coach at such an amazing school,” Mallace said. “We have a great group of young men here and I can’t wait to get to work and win some championships. Go Ramblers!”
Mallace began his stint with the Wildcats in January 2020, assuming the role of Director of Player Development before being promoted to assistant coach just six months later. During his time in Evanston, Ill., he oversaw in the development of a pair of All-Big Ten Conference honorees in Ugo Achara, Jr. and Rom Brown.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Mallace, a native of Torphichen, Scotland, enjoyed an impressive professional career that included stops with Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Montreal Impact (2012-17), Seattle Sounders (2017), and Los Angeles FC (2018), making 85 appearances during his MLS career. The 20th overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Impact, Mallace also spent the 2019 season with Austin Bold FC of the USL Championship.
A two-time All-BIG EAST Conference selection during his time at Marquette University, Mallace racked up 13 goals and 13 assists across 69 career appearances for the Golden Eagles. As a senior, he was tabbed a Second Team All-American by College Soccer News in addition to being named the BIG EAST’s Midfielder of the Year.
