Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cyril Kali | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Besançon, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2003 | AJ Auxerre | ||
2003–2007 | Lille OSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Lillestrøm SK | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Asteras Tripolis | 4 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Panserraikos | 29 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Veria | 25 | (2) |
2011 | AEL | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Veria | 34 | (2 [1] ) |
2013–2014 | Panetolikos | 8 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Veria | 42 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Apollon Pontou | 19 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Panserraikos | 32 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Saint Martin | 4 [2] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:24, 26 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2019 |
Cyril Kali (born 21 January 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. [3] Born in France, Kali represented Saint Martin national football team on four occasions.
Besançon-born Cyril Kali played in his youth years for French side AJ Auxerre and OSC Lille, while making his professional debut for Norwegian side Lillestrøm SK. [4]
In 2006, Kali began his senior career at the Norwegian side Lillestrøm SK. Since 2007, he has played professional football in Greece for PS Kalamata (2007), Asteras Tripolis F.C. (2007–08), Panetolikos F.C. (2008–10), Veria F.C. (thrice in 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2014–17 season) Athlitiki Enosi Larissa (2011) and Apollon Pontus F.C. in the 2017–18 season.
As a central defender, Kali has spent more than a decade in the Greek football league where he had turned out for clubs like Asteras, Tripolis and AEL. With Veria FC, he played 42 league matches and finished Runners-up in the 2011–12 Greek Football League
Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC have announced the signing of Cyril Kali for the 2018–19 season. [5] [6] He made 14 appearances and 23 interceptions [7] for the club before moving to Panserraikos F.C. in 2019. [8]
On 3 July 2018, Kali joined Indian Super League top division club Kerala Blasters FC. [10]
Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
2018–19 | Indian Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Blasters total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
He made his debut for Saint Martin national football team on 5 September 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League Group-A match against Barbados, as a starter. [11] He appeared in 4 international matches for his country in 2019.
Veria [12]
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