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André Calisir

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André Calisir
Personal information
Full name André Jack Calisir
Date of birth (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Brommapojkarna
Number 26
Youth career
Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Djurgården 7 (0)
2009 → Skellefteå (loan) 21 (0)
2011 → Jönköpings Södra (loan) 17 (0)
2012–2017 Jönköpings Södra 168 (5)
2018–2020 IFK Göteborg 67 (2)
2021 Apollon Smyrnis 8 (0)
2021–2023 Silkeborg 21 (0)
2023– Brommapojkarna 25 (0)
International career‡
2010 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2018– Armenia 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

André Jack Calisir (Armenian: Անդրե Ջեկ Կալիսիր, Syriac: ܐܢܕܪܖ ܛܐܤܟ ܤܐܠܥܣܥܪ; born 13 June 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna. Born in Sweden, Calisir represents the Armenia national team.

Club career

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Calisir began playing football in Djurgården's youth organization. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 9 May 2010, away against Örebro SK.[2] Calisir's contract with Djurgården expired in December 2011 and was not extended.[3] He joined second division side Jönköping with whom he won the Superettan in 2015 and secured promotion to the first division.

Calisir joined IFK Göteborg in 2018 following Jönköping's relegation from the Allsvenskan.[4] He came on as an extra-time substitute in IFK's defeat of Malmö FF in the 2020 Svenska Cupen Final on 30 July 2020.[5]

International career

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As a Swedish citizen of Armenian and Assyrian descent, Calisir was eligible to play for the Sweden or Armenia national team in international football. He played for the Swedish youth teams, but opted to accept the call-up to the Armenia in May 2018.

He debuted with the Armenia national team in a friendly 0–0 draw to Moldova on 4 June 2018. [6]

Personal life

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Calisir was born in Sweden and is of Armenian and Assyrian descent. His father is an Assyrian born in Turkey, and his mother, who is of Armenian descent, made him eligible to represent the Armenia national team.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 October 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 2018 3 0
2019 5 0
2020 5 0
2021 8 0
2022 2 0
2023 5 0
2024 5 0
Total 33 0

Honours

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Jönköping

IFK Göteborg

References

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  1. ^ André Calisir at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "André Calisir om debuten i allsvenskan". Expressen (in Swedish). 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  3. ^ "De vill ditt lag värva i vinter" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ Patrik Sjöblom (17 October 2015). "J-Södra klart för allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Svenska Cupen 2019/20, Slutspel". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Armenia vs Moldova". eu-football.info. 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Yetenekli Türk Futbolcular - 1990lılar". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ^ "André Jack Calisir". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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