Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera División club Levante UD and the Switzerland women's national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Viola Mónica Calligaris[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Sarnen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | FC Giswil | ||
2009 | FC Sachseln | ||
2009–2011 | SC Kriens | ||
2011–2012 | SC Emmen United | ||
2010–2012 | Frauenfussballakademie Huttwil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | SC Kriens | ||
2013–2017 | BSC Young Boys | 58 | (11) |
2017–2019 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Valencia | 21 | (0) |
2020– | Levante | 10 | (0) |
National team | |||
2012–2013 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (9) |
2014–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (3) |
2016– | Switzerland | 31 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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.[4] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.[5][6] 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.[7]
Levante UD Femenino – current squad | |
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | ||
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