Viola Calligaris

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Viola Calligaris
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Calligaris warming up for Switzerland in 2022
Personal information
Full name Viola Mónica Calligaris [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sarnen, Switzerland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Juventus
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2009 FC Giswil
2009 FC Sachseln
2009–2011 SC Kriens
2011–2012 SC Emmen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 SC Kriens
2013–2017 BSC YB 58 (11)
2017–2019 Atlético Madrid 33 (3)
2019–2020 Valencia 21 (0)
2020–2023 Levante 46 (1)
2023–2024 Paris Saint-Germain 6 (0)
2024Juventus (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Juventus 5 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Switzerland U17 6 (9)
2013–2015 Switzerland U19 9 (3)
2016– Switzerland 60 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Calligaris began playing football at FC Giswil in Obwalden at a young age. In March 2009, she moved to FC Sachseln and in September of the same year, Calligaris moved to SC Kriens. She then went to SC Emmen United. In 2012, she began her professional career at SC Kriens. In 2013, Calligaris signed with Swiss powerhouse BSC Young Boys. For the 2017/18 season, she moved to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Primera División. [2] [3]

On 29 June 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Calligaris on a two-year deal until June 2025. [4]

On 15 January 2024, Calligaris joined Juventus on a loan deal until the end of the season. [5] On 7 July 2024, Juventus announced the signing of Calligaris on a permanent deal until June 2026. [6]

International career

With the U17 team, Calligaris played at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Despite scoring nine goals in six matches, her team was unable to reach the tournament final stages. With the U19 team, she played at the 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification phases, but Switzerland failed to qualify for both of the tournaments. In March 2016, Calligaris debuted for the Swiss senior team in two friendly matches against the United States. On 3 July 2017, Calligaris was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad. [7] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute. [8] [9] On 24 November 2017, in a match against Belarus in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification phase, Calligaris scored her first senior international goal. [10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 December 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201630
201772
201871
201970
202040
202110
2022102
202390
2024123
Total608
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Calligaris goal.
List of international goals scored by Viola Calligaris
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 November 2017 Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, SwitzerlandFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–03–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
228 November 2017 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, SwitzerlandFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 4–15–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
312 June 2018 FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, BelarusFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 5–05–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
42 September 2022 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, CroatiaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–02–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
56 September 2022 Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, SwitzerlandFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–015–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
65 April 2024 Letzigrund, Zürich, SwitzerlandFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–03–1 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
73–0
816 July 2024 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, SwitzerlandFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–03–02025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification

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