Francisco Calvo
 Francisco Calvo with Saprissa | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saprissa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Saprissa | ||
| 2010 | San Jacinto Coyotes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Herediano | 23 | (1) |
| 2012 | Pérez Zeledón | 21 | (5) |
| 2013 | Nordsjælland | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Herediano | 54 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Santos de Guápiles | 21 | (5) |
| 2015– | Saprissa | 26 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011– | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada (born 8 July 1992) is a Costa Rican international footballer who currently plays for Saprissa.
Club career
With Deportivo Saprissa as a youth player from 2005 to 2010, Calvo moved to the United States to study at San Jacinto College after getting a scholarship and played football at university level during that period.[1]
On his return to Costa Rica in 2011, Calvo played for Herediano before a stint at Pérez Zeledón where he scored 5 goals in 21 matches.[2] In January 2013 he moved abroad to play for then Danish champions Nordsjælland[3] but he returned to Herediano in summer 2013.[4] In January 2015, Calvo joined Santos de Guápiles as a loan.[5] In late May, Francisco joined Saprissa.
International career
On 29 May 2011 he made his debut with the Costa Rica senior team in San José in a friendly game against Nigeria.[6] He was also part of Costa Rica in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011.
He was also a reserve call-up for the Costa Rica team at the 2011 Gold Cup,[7] and later impressed senior head coach Ricardo La Volpe to win him a call-up for the Costa Rica squad at the 2011 Copa America.
He made his debut in the competition in a game against Colombia, ended in a 0-1 loss, and a 2–0 win against Bolivia.[8] also Francisco played Argentina in a 3-0 loss.
References
- ↑ Francisco Calvo se abre su camino - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Encuentros de Francisco Calvo en 2012 - Al Día (Spanish)
- ↑ Francisco Calvo firmó con el campeón danés - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Francisco Calvo está cerca de regresar al Herediano - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Francisco Calvo firmó con Saprissa a partir del Invierno 2015 - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Francisco Calvo: “I thank God for this opportunity. My coach (Ricardo La Volpe) gave me these moments and I have given my best. – 29 May 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ (Spanish)
- ↑ (Spanish)
External links
- Francisco Calvo at National-Football-Teams.com
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