Aaron Calver

Aaron Calver
Personal information
Full name Aaron Robert Calver
Date of birth (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996
Place of birth Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
Sydney FC
Number 25
Youth career
Helensburgh Thistles
Illawarra Metropolitan
Wollongong Wolves
2012 NSWIS
2012– Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Sydney FC 22 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Australia U17 13 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2016

Aaron Robert Calver (born 12 January 1996) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Sydney FC in the A-League.

Early life

Calver attended Heathcote High School in southern Sydney.[1]

Career

On 30 December 2012, Calver was called up to the first team for Sydney's New Year's Eve clash against Adelaide United.[2] Calver was substituted on in only the 14th minute of his sides 3–0 loss after Adam Griffiths sustained a leg injury.[3] Aged only sixteen (and having become Sydney's second youngest ever player, behind Terry Antonis, Calver was soon in contention for a position in the starting lineup, with several other defenders in the squad injured.[4]

In the 2014–15 season, Calver spent time playing at right-back, as well as his more customary centre-back role.[5] In February 2015, Calver was slapped by a Western Sydney Wanderers fan after watching the Sydney Derby; he declined to press charges from the incident.[6] In April 2015, Calver signed a new two-year deal with Sydney.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 April 2016[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sydney FC 2012–13 A-League 30000030
2013–14 60000060
2014–15 90000090
2015–16 30201060
Career total 21 0 2 0 1 0 24 0

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

References

  1. Andrew Parkinson (17 February 2016). "Aaron Calver pushing for first team return with Sydney FC ahead of derby against Western Sydney Wanderers". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "Calver Added To First Team Squad". Football Federation Australia. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Adelaide ends 2012 with big win". SBS – The World Game. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. Tom Smithies (4 January 2013). "Injury-hit Sydney FC prepare to give 16-year-old Aaron Calver a senior start". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. Sebastian Hassett (11 February 2015). Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc/sydney-fcs-aaron-calver-ready-for-tough-test-against-melbourne-victory-20150211-13c3e9.html. Retrieved 11 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Tom Smithies (2 March 2015). "Wanderers fan that slapped Sydney FC’s Aaron Calver facing 10-year ban, but defender won’t press charges". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. Tom Smithies (21 April 2015). "A-League: Sydney FC re-sign youngsters Aaron Calver and George Blackwood". The Advertiser. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. "Calver, A Analysis by Team". Retrieved 8 September 2015.

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