Viola Calligaris
Calligaris with Switzerland in 2022
Personal information
Full name Viola Mónica Calligaris[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Sarnen, Switzerland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2009 FC Giswil
2009 FC Sachseln
2009–2011 SC Kriens
2011–2012 SC Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Paris Saint-Germain 6 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Switzerland U17 6 (9)
2013–2015 Switzerland U19 9 (3)
2016– Switzerland 47 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Switzerland national team.

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]

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.[5] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.[6][7] 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.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2016 3 0
2017 7 2
2018 7 1
2019 7 0
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
2022 10 2
2023 8 0
Total 47 5
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 November 2017 Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland  Belarus 1–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2 28 November 2017 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland  Albania 4–1 5–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3 12 June 2018 FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 5–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4 2 September 2022 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia  Croatia 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5 6 September 2022 Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland  Moldova 1–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "VIOLA CALLIGARIS VON YB ZU ATLETICO MADRID". Swiss Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Viola Calligaris refuerza al Atlético de Madrid Femenino". Atlético de Madrid. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain holt Nati-Star Viola Calligaris von Levante". 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ "DAS SCHWEIZER 23-FRAUEN-KADER FÜR DIE EURO 2017". Swiss Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Switzerland 1–1 France". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ "SWITZERLAND VS. BELARUS 3 – 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. ^ Viola Calligaris at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

External links


Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (women) – current squad
Switzerland squads
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