![]() Calver with Gwangju in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron Robert Calver | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Caringbah, Australia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Daejeon Hana Citizen | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Helensburgh Thistles | |||
Illawarra Metropolitan | |||
Wollongong Wolves | |||
2012 | NSWIS | ||
2012 | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2019 | Sydney FC | 50 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Western United | 34 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Perth Glory | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Gwangju FC | 45 | (3) |
2024– | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Australia U17 | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 23 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ 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 Daejeon Hana Citizen.
Calver attended Heathcote High School in southern Sydney. [1]
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]
Calver signed with new side Western United for the 2019–20 A-League season. After two seasons with Western United Calver was released.
On 27 March 2022, Calver joined Gwangju FC of K League 2. [8]
Calver transferred to K League 1 side Daejeon Hana Citizen ahead of the 2024 season. [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sydney FC | 2012–13 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
Total | 50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 3 | ||
Western United | 2019–20 | A-League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Perth Glory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Gwangju FC | 2022 | K League 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
2023 | K League 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2024 | K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 140 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 158 | 7 |
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