Diego Calvo

Diego Calvo
Personal information
Full name Diego Gerardo Calvo Fonseca
Date of birth (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Saprissa
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2013 Alajuelense 55 (5)
2013–2014 Vålerenga 34 (1)
2014 → IFK Göteborg (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Alajuelense 15 (1)
2016– Saprissa 2 (0)
National team‡
2013– Costa Rica 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is Fonseca.

Diego Gerardo Calvo Fonseca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈkalβo]; born 25 March 1991) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División de Costa Rica as a midfielder.

Club career

A leftsided winger, Calvo started his career at Alajuelense and joined Vålerenga in March 2013 to play alongside compatriot Giancarlo González.[1] On 11 August 2014, he was loaned out to IFK Göteborg.[2]

International

Calvo played for his country at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica on 22 March 2013 against the United States in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Colorado[4] and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 8 caps, scoring one goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 26 March 2013 Costa Rica San José  Jamaica 2–0 2014 World Cup qualifier

References

  1. ↑ Diego Calvo deja Alajuelense para ir a Noruega - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ "VM-spelare till IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Diego Calvo – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/23/nc-america/wc-qualifying-concacaf/united-states-of-america/costa-rica/1409567/

External links

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