Antonio Calderón (footballer, born 1984)

Antonio Calderón Vallejo (born 31 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for St Joseph's in Gibraltar.[1] Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a left back.

Antonio Calderón
Personal information
Full name Antonio Calderón Vallejo
Date of birth (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984
Place of birth Ronda, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2000 Ronda
2000–2003 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Málaga B 90 (9)
2006–2010 Jaén 86 (4)
2010–2011 Ronda 21 (8)
2011 Extremadura 11 (0)
2011–2012 Jerez 2 (0)
2012–2013 Arandina 15 (2)
2013 Unión Estepona 10 (2)
2013–2014 Vélez 9 (1)
2014 Legionovia Legionowo 16 (3)
2014–2015 Arka Gdynia 12 (2)
2015–2016 Pogoń Siedlce 14 (3)
2016–2018 Lincoln Red Imps 57 (5)
2018– St Joseph's 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Vallejo.

Club career

Born in Ronda, Málaga, Andalusia, Calderón joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2000, aged 16, after starting out at hometown club CD Ronda. He made his debuts as a senior with the reserves in the 2002–03 campaign, winning promotion from Segunda División B.

On 30 August 2003 Calderón played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–3 away loss against UD Almería in the Segunda División championship.[2] He scored his first goal on 9 November, netting the first of a 5–2 home win against Xerez CD.[3]

In the 2006 summer, after both main and reserve squad suffered relegations, Calderón moved to Real Jaén in the third level. After three full seasons appearing regularly (only missing almost the whole 2007–08 campaign due to injury), he returned to Ronda, in Tercera División.

On 25 January 2011 Calderón joined third-tier club Extremadura UD.[4] After suffering relegation, he subsequently continued his career in the fourth level, representing Jerez CF, Arandina CF,[5] Unión Estepona CF and Vélez CF.

On 15 January 2014 Calderón went on a trial at Polish I Liga side Legionovia Legionowo,[6] signing a contract shortly after. On 1 July, after appearing regularly, he signed a one-year deal with Ekstraklasa's Arka Gdynia.[7] In January 2016, he joined Lincoln Red Imps, winning two titles during his time at the club. However, in August 2018, he signed for St Joseph's.

References
  1. Calderon signs St Joseph's FC on Twitter. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. "Sufrido triunfo del Almería frente al debutante Málaga" [Hard earning triumph from Almería against debutant Málaga] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "'Manita' del filial a un Xerez que entrenará Esteban" [Manita from the reserves over a Xerez which will be trained by Esteban] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. "El Extremadura ficha a Calderón" [Extremadura signs Calderón] (in Spanish). Hoy. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. "La Arandina ficha al extremo zurdo Calderón" [Arandina signs left winger Calderón] (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. "Antonio Calderón Vallejo na testach w Legionovii" [Antonio Calderón Vallejo on trial at Legionovii] (in Polish). Legionovia's official website. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. "Hiszpan Calderon w Arce!" [Spaniard Calderon to Arce!] (in Polish). Arka's official website. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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