Varney Kallon

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Varney Kallon
Personal information
Full name Varney Kallon Kiatamba Junior
Date of birth (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Calcutta Customs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Haja
Karn United
2012 LPRC Oilers
2013–2015 Chin United
2015–2016 Vasco
2016–2019 NEROCA 35 (3)
2019 → Peerless (on loan) 6 (0)
2021– Calcutta Customs 2 (0)
International career
2017 Liberia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Varney Kallon Kiatamba Jr. (born 24 April 1993) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Calcutta Customs.

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Career

Born in Liberia, Kallon began his career with Liberian Second Division League side Haja Football Club before moving to Karn United. [1] He soon then moved to first division side LPRC Oilers. [1] In 2013, Kallon decided to move abroad to Myanmar and signed for MNL-2 side Chin United. [2] While with Chin United, Kallon helped the club earn promotion to the Myanmar National League. [2]

After helping Chin United earn promotion, Kallon travelled to Kerala in India on the request of footballer Eric Brown to renew his visa. [2] He soon then moved to India permanently and signed for Vasco of the I-League 2nd Division and Goa Professional League. [3] He spent a season with Vasco before fellow African footballer Chika Wali recommended Kallon to I-League 2nd Division club NEROCA. He soon then signed for the club in 2016. [2]

While with the club, Kallon participated in the Durand Cup and the Manipur State League. [4] In May 2017, Kallon helped NEROCA earn promotion to the I-League. [1] [5]

On 1 December 2017, Kallon made his professional debut for NEROCA in the I-League against Minerva Punjab. [6] He started and played the whole match as NEROCA lost 2–1. [7] Two weeks later, Kallon scored his first goal in the league for the club against Chennai City. His goal was the first in a 2–1 victory. [8] Kallon then scored the only goal for NEROCA in a 1–0 victory over Gokulam Kerala. [9] At the end of the season, after leading NEROCA to a second-place finish in their debut season, Kallon was adjudged as the I-League's Best Defender of the Season. [2] After the season ended, it was announced that Kallon had signed a new contract with NEROCA, keeping him with the club till 2020. [10]

International

On 5 June 2017, Kallon made his international debut for Liberia in a friendly against Sierra Leone. He started the match as Liberia won 1–0. [11]

Professional career statistics

As of 19 April 2018 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEROCA 2017–18 I-League 18220——202
2018–19 I-League 0000——00
Career total1822000202

International

As of 5 June 2017
Liberia national team
YearAppsGoals
201710
Total10

Honours

Chin United

Peerless

Individual

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