Iñigo Calderón
 Calderón with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Íñigo Calderón Zapatería[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
| Alavés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Alavés C | ||
| 2001–2004 | Alavés B | 71 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Alicante | 84 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Alavés | 52 | (2) |
| 2010– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 141 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:00, 1 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Íñigo Calderón Zapatería (born 4 January 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in England as a right back.
Prior to joining Brighton he played for Alicante and Alavés.
Club career
Spain
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Calderón started 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.
Brighton & Hove Albion
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.[2][3] He made his club debut nine days later, in a 2–1 win at Walsall,[4] and scored his first goal for the Seagulls in another away fixture (also 2–1 win), against Charlton Athletic on 23 February.[5]
Calderón's offer of a new contract at Brighton was withdrawn[6] after he agreed to join League One rivals Southampton in May 2010.[7] However, on 10 June, the player signed a new three-year deal with Brighton, with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...".[8]
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.
Calderón netted his first goal of 2011–12 in the 2–0 home win over Bristol City – a thunderous drive from 25 yards.
Honours
Team
- Brighton & Hove Albion
Individual
- Football League One: PFA Team of the Year 2010–11[9]
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 8. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ Dudding, Tim (7 January 2010). "Albion sign Spanish defender". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion sign Inigo Calderon". BBC Sport. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Walsall 1–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Charlton 1–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Gus Poyet withdraws contract offer to Inigo Calderon". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Calderon agrees Saints switch". Sky Sports. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ↑ Camillin, Paul (10 June 2010). "Calderon signs three-year deal". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "PFA Divisional Awards: Npower League One". Professional Footballers' Association. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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