Issa Kallon

Issa Kallon

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Zeist, Netherlands
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Nantong Zhiyun
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2005	VV Jonathan
2005–2014	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Utrecht	6	(0)
2016–2017	→ Emmen (loan)	37	(4)
2017–2022	Cambuur	143	(24)
2022–2023	Shanghai Port	41	(6)
2024–	Nantong Zhiyun	13	(3)
International career‡
2010–2011	Netherlands U15	5	(1)
2011–2012	Netherlands U16	4	(1)
2012	Netherlands U17	5	(0)
2013	Netherlands U18	3	(0)
2013–2015	Netherlands U19	15	(2)
2015	Netherlands U20	1	(0)
2022–	Sierra Leone	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 23 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun as a winger. ^[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Kallon is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut at 24 August 2014 in a 1–2 away win against Feyenoord. ^[2]

On 27 July 2016 he went on a 1-year loan to FC Emmen. ^[3]

On 14 August 2017, Kallon joined SC Cambuur. ^[4] He left the club after five years, on 30 June 2022, as his contract expired. ^[5]

On 28 July 2022, Kallon joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. ^[6]

On 9 February 2024, Kallon joined fellow Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun. ^[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kallon is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. ^[8] Kallon was included in the Sierra Leone squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[9] He debuted with Sierra Leone in a 2–2 tie with the Ivory Coast on 16 January 2022. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 October 2023 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Utrecht	2014–15	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Emmen (loan)	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	37	4	4	1	—		4	1	41	5
Cambuur	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	31	2	3	1	—		1	1	35	4
	2018–19		27	0	3	0	—		4	0	34	0
	2019–20		22	6	1	0	—		—		23	6
	2020–21		31	11	1	0	—		—		32	11
	2021–22	Eredivisie	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	Total		143	24	9	1	0	0	5	1	40	27
Shanghai Port	2022	Chinese Super League	18	1	3	1	—		—		21	2
	2023		23	5	1	0	0	0	—		24	5
	Total		41	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	45	7
Career Total			227	34	17	3	0	0	9	2	253	39

Honours

Cambuur

• Eerste Divisie: 2020–21

Shanghai Port

• Chinese Super League: 2023

References

1. "Netherlands - I. Kallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
2. "Feyenoord vs. Utrecht - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
3. "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht (Dutch)". fcemmen.nl. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
4. "Issa Kallon naar SC Cambuur". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
5. Bos, Gerard (11 May 2022). "Na vijf seizoenen speelt Issa Kallon woensdagavond in principe zijn laatste thuisduel voor Cambuur. Zeg nooit nooit". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
6. "官方：前大连人后卫李帅、荷甲前锋伊萨-卡隆加盟上海海港". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
7. "官方：前上海海港外援伊萨-卡隆加盟南通支云" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
8. "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht". 26 July 2016.
9. Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad - BBC Sport
10. "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone - 16 January 2022 - Soccerway".
11. Issa Kallon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

External links

• Career stats - Voetbal International
• Issa Kallon at WorldFootball.net