Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Switzerland national team.
.jpg) Calligaris warming up for 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, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Juventus (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Juventus | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2016– | Switzerland | 60 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Club career
editCalligaris 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]
On 15 January 2024, Calligaris joined Juventus on a loan deal until the end of the season.[5] On 7 July 2024, Juventus announced the signing of Calligaris on a permanent deal until June 2026.[6]
International career
editWith 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.[7] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.[8][9] 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.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 3 December 2024[11]
| 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 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 60 | 8 | |
- 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 | |||||
| 8 | 16 July 2024 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Azerbaijan |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "VIOLA CALLIGARIS VON YB ZU ATLETICO MADRID". Swiss Football Association. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain holt Nati-Star Viola Calligaris von Levante". 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Viola Calligaris prêtée six mois à la Juventus" (in French). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Nächster Transfer einer Schweizerin zu Juventus" (in German). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "DAS SCHWEIZER 23-FRAUEN-KADER FÜR DIE EURO 2017". Swiss Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland 1–1 France". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "SWITZERLAND VS. BELARUS 3 – 0". Soccerway. Archived 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 (archive)
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