André Calisir

André Jack Calisir (born 13 June 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek club Apollon Smyrnis. Born in Sweden, Calisir represents the Armenia national football team.

André Calisir
Personal information
Full name André Jack Calisir
Date of birth (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Apollon Smyrnis
Number 12
Youth career
Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Djurgårdens IF 7 (0)
2009 → Skellefteå FF (loan) 21 (0)
2011 → Jönköpings Södra IF (loan) 17 (0)
2012–2017 Jönköpings Södra IF 168 (5)
2018–2020 IFK Göteborg 67 (2)
2021– Apollon Smyrnis 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2018– Armenia 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

Calisir began playing football in Djurgården's youth organization. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 9 May 2010, away against Örebro SK.[1] Calisir's contract with Djurgården expired in December 2011 and was not extended.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

International career

As a Swedish citizen of Armenian and Assyrian descent, Calisir was eligible to play for Sweden or Armenia in international football. He played for the Swedish youth teams, but opted to accept the call-up to the Armenian national team in May 2018.

Personal life

Calisir was born in Sweden and is of Armenian and Assyrian descent. His father an Assyrian born in Turkey and his mother whom is of Armenian descent made him eligible to represent the Armenian national team.[5]

Honours

Jönköping

IFK Göteborg

References
  1. "André Calisir om debuten i allsvenskan". Expressen (in Swedish). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  2. "De vill ditt lag värva i vinter" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. Patrik Sjöblom (17 October 2015). "J-Södra klart för allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. "Svenska Cupen 2019/20, Slutspel". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. https://yetenekliturkfutbolcu.de.tl/1990l%26%23305%3Blar.htm
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