André Calisir
André Jack Calisir (Armenian: Անդրե Ջեկ Կալիսիր, Syriac: ܐܢܕܪܖ ܛܐܤܟ ܤܐܠܥܣܥܪ; born 13 June 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna. Born in Sweden, Calisir represents the Armenia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Jack Calisir | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brommapojkarna | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Djurgårdens IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Djurgården | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Skellefteå (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Jönköpings Södra (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Jönköpings Södra | 168 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | IFK Göteborg | 67 | (2) |
| 2021 | Apollon Smyrnis | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Silkeborg | 21 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brommapojkarna | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Armenia | 26 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Club career
Calisir began playing football in Djurgården's youth organization. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 9 May 2010, away against Örebro SK.[2] Calisir's contract with Djurgården expired in December 2011 and was not extended.[3] He joined second division side Jönköping with whom he won the Superettan in 2015 and secured promotion to the first division.
Calisir joined IFK Göteborg in 2018 following Jönköping's relegation from the Allsvenskan.[4] He came on as an extra-time substitute in IFK's defeat of Malmö FF in the 2020 Svenska Cupen Final on 30 July 2020.[5]
International career
As a Swedish citizen of Armenian and Assyrian descent, Calisir was eligible to play for the Sweden or Armenia national team in international football. He played for the Swedish youth teams, but opted to accept the call-up to the Armenia in May 2018.
He debuted with the Armenia national team in a friendly 0–0 draw to Moldova on 4 June 2018. [6]
Personal life
Calisir was born in Sweden and is of Armenian and Assyrian descent. His father is an Assyrian born in Turkey, and his mother, who is of Armenian descent, made him eligible to represent the Armenia national team.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 October 2023[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
References
- André Calisir at WorldFootball.net
- "André Calisir om debuten i allsvenskan". Expressen (in Swedish). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- "De vill ditt lag värva i vinter" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Patrik Sjöblom (17 October 2015). "J-Södra klart för allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Svenska Cupen 2019/20, Slutspel". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Armenia vs Moldova". eu-football.info. 4 June 2018.
- "Yetenekli Türk Futbolcular - 1990lılar". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- "André Jack Calisir". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
- "Djurgårdens IF profile". Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - André Calisir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- "Eliteprospects profile". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - André Calisir at Soccerway
- André Calisir at WorldFootball.net
- André Calisir at National-Football-Teams.com
- #26 André Calisir at ifkdb.com