Viola Calligaris
Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, and the Switzerland national team.
| Calligaris with Switzerland in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viola Mónica Calligaris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarnen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | FC Giswil | ||
| 2009 | FC Sachseln | ||
| 2009–2011 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2011–2012 | SC Emmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2013–2017 | BSC YB | 58 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Valencia | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Levante | 46 | (1) |
| 2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Juventus (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2016– | Switzerland | 52 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Calligaris began playing football at FC Giswil in Obwalden at a young age. In March 2009, she moved to FC Sachseln and in September of the same year, Calligaris moved to SC Kriens. She then went to SC Emmen United. In 2012, she began her professional career at SC Kriens. In 2013, Calligaris signed with Swiss powerhouse BSC Young Boys. For the 2017/18 season, she moved to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Primera División.[2][3]
On 29 June 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Calligaris on a two-year deal until June 2025.[4]
International career edit
With the U17 team, Calligaris played at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Despite scoring nine goals in six matches, her team was unable to reach the tournament final stages. With the U19 team, she played at the 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification phases, but Switzerland failed to qualify for both of the tournaments. In March 2016, Calligaris debuted for the Swiss senior team in two friendly matches against the United States. On 3 July 2017, Calligaris was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.[5] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.[6][7] On 24 November 2017, in a match against Belarus in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification phase, Calligaris scored her first senior international goal.[8]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 9 April 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Calligaris goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 November 2017 | Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Belarus | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 28 November 2017 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | Albania | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 June 2018 | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 2 September 2022 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia | Croatia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland | Moldova | 1–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 5 April 2024 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | Turkey | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 7 | 3–0 |
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "VIOLA CALLIGARIS VON YB ZU ATLETICO MADRID". Swiss Football Association. from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Viola Calligaris refuerza al Atlético de Madrid Femenino". Atlético de Madrid. 11 July 2017. from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain holt Nati-Star Viola Calligaris von Levante". 29 June 2023. from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "DAS SCHWEIZER 23-FRAUEN-KADER FÜR DIE EURO 2017". Swiss Football Association. from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland 1–1 France". UEFA. from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE 1 – 1". Soccerway. from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "SWITZERLAND VS. BELARUS 3 – 0". Soccerway. from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Viola Calligaris at Soccerway
External links edit
- Player's Profile at Swiss Football Association
- Viola Calligaris at WorldFootball.net
- Viola Calligaris – UEFA competition record ()