Calderón with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñigo Calderón Zapatería | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Alicante | 84 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Alavés | 52 | (2) |
| 2010– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 80 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:27, 1 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Iñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in England, as a right defender.
Prior to joining Brighton he played professionally for Alicante and Alavés.
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Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Calderón stated his professional career with Alicante CF in Segunda División B, achieving two first-place finishes and one third during his three-year spell, but seeing his team consecutively fail in the promotion play-offs.
In 2007, he moved to Deportivo Alavés (he had already represented its C and B teams early in his career), playing in two Segunda División seasons – often serving as team captain – and suffering relegation in his second year.
On 7 January 2010, after a spell on trial, Calderón signed with Football League One team Brighton & Hove Albion on a contract until the end of the season.[1][2] He made his club debut nine days later, in a 2–1 win at Walsall,[3] and scored his first goal for the Seagulls in another away fixture (also 2–1 win), against Charlton Athletic on 23 February.[4]
Calderón's offer of a new contract at Brighton was withdrawn[5] after he agreed to join League One rivals Southampton in May 2010.[6] However, on 10 June, the player signed a new three-year deal with Brighton, with manager Gus Poyet claiming "Calde is a quality player and was always our first-choice right-back...".[7]
Calderón scored eight goals in the 2010–11 season, including a first-half strike in the 4–3 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge that helped Albion secure promotion to the Championship. He subsequently signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until 2014.
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