Kai Calderbank-Park

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Kai Calderbank-Park
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Wollongong, Australia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chester
Youth career
0000–2017 Wollongong
2017–2019 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Burnley 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Curzon Ashton (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Bury AFC 3 (0)
2021–2022 Connah's Quay Nomads 3 (0)
2022–2023 Wrexham 0 (0)
2023– Chester 0 (0)
2023 → Ramsbottom United (dual registration) 4 (0)
2024– → Litherland REMYCA (dual registration) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Australia U19 2 (0)
2019– Australia U23 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 April 2023

Kai Calderbank-Park (born 16 January 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League North club Chester.

Contents

Club career

Kai Calderbank-Park joined the Burnley academy in 2017, from Wollongong, [1] [2] [3] after also making a trial at Everton. [4]

Kai Calderbank-Park made his professional debut on loan with sixth-tier side Curzon Ashton, in the National League North. [5] He also enjoyed a one month loan at Hyde United in the Northern Premier League. [6]

Released by Burnley, [7] he joined the newly formed Bury AFC in October 2020, [8] playing in the Division One North of the North West Counties Football League. [9]

After playing one and a half year with Connah's Quay Nomads in the Cymru Premier, [10] [11] he signed a short contract for Wrexham in September 2022. [12] [13] His deal was later extended for a whole season. [14] [15]

On 20 October 2023, Calderbank-Park signed for National League North club Chester. [16]

International career

Kai Calderbank-Park is a youth international for Australia, first receiving a call with the under-19 in 2019 for the AFC U-19 Championship qualifications. [10]

He later was selected with the Australia under-23, being in the squad in the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifications. [12] [13] [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2019–20 [18] Premier League 0000000000
Curzon Ashton (loan) 2019–20 [18] National League North 1000–0010
Hyde United (loan) 2019–20 [19] NPL Premier Division 0000100010
Bury AFC (loan) 2020–21 [20] NWCFL Division One North 3000000030
Connah’s Quay Nomads 2020–21 [18] Cymru Premier 0000000000
2021–22 [18] Cymru Premier3000101 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Total3000101050
Wrexham 2022–23 [18] National League 0000–0000
Chester 2023–24 [18] National League North0000–0000
Ramsbottom United (dual reg) 2023–24 [21] NWCFL Premier Division 4000101 [lower-alpha 2] 060
Litherland REMYCA (dual reg) 2023–24 [21] NWCFL Premier Division3000000030
Career Total140003020190
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Vase

Honours

Connah's Quay Nomads

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References

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  2. ↑ Mee, Cameron (5 June 2019). "Unanderra goalkeeper imparts personal EPL experience to local juniors". Illawarra Mercury . Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Media Release – Burnley Fc sign Wollongong Wolves junior Kai Calderbank-park". Wollongong Wolves Football Club (in French). facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "The club would like to wish Under 16's players Luke Day and Kai Calderbank-Park the best of luck as they under go trials for the Everton Football Club Academy". Wollongong Wolves Football Club. facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Farsley Celtic vs. Curzon Ashton". Soccerway. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kai Calderbank-Park – Hyde United". Hyde United F.C. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Ruthven, Graham; Dunn, Carrie (14 November 2020). "Every player who has left Burnley during Sean Dyche's eight-year reign". LancsLive. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Breaking news - Burnley F.C. keeper Kai Calderbank Park joins today on Non-Contract Terms and is in the squad for this evening". Bury AFC . facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bury AFC v Chadderton". Bury AFC. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Kai Calderbank-Park | Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club". The Nomads . Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Jones, Harrison (5 March 2022). "Cardiff Met 0-0 Connah's Quay: Nomads held to draw by improved Archers". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. 1 2 Lewis, Thomas (16 September 2022). "Wrexham sign Australian international keeper Calderbank-Park on short term deal". North Wales Live. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. 1 2 Henrys, Colin (16 September 2022). "Kai Calderbank-Park to provide goalkeeping cover until January". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Harrison, Nick (26 January 2023). "Christian Dibble leaves Wrexham FC". The Leader . Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Goalkeepers extend Wrexham stay". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Chester FC sign Kai Calderbank-Park". chesterfc.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Hammond, Caroutas & Scarcella added to Australia U23s for Indonesia fixtures". Socceroos . 26 October 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kai Calderbank-Park at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  19. ↑ https://hydeunited.co.uk/player/kai-calderbank-park/
  20. ↑ https://buryafc.uk/player/kai-calderbank-park/
  21. 1 2 https://www.nwcfl.com/player-details.php?id=6640
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