| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Wollongong | ||
| 2017–2019 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2023–2024 | Chester | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ramsbottom United (dual registration) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Litherland REMYCA (dual registration) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Atherton Collieries | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Australia U23 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:27, 12 February 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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burnley | 2019–20 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curzon Ashton (loan) | 2019–20 [18] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hyde United (loan) | 2019–20 [19] | NPL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bury AFC (loan) | 2020–21 [20] | NWCFL Division One North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Connah’s Quay Nomads | 2020–21 [18] | Cymru Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 [18] | Cymru Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham | 2022–23 [18] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chester | 2023–24 [18] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ramsbottom United (dual reg) | 2023–24 [21] | NWCFL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Litherland REMYCA (dual reg) | 2023–24 [21] | NWCFL Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Atherton Collieries | 2023–24 [22] | NPL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Connah's Quay Nomads