Davide Callà

Davide Callà
Personal information
Full nameDavide Callà
Date of birth10 February 1984
Place of birthWinterthur, Switzerland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Basel
Number39
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002Frauenfeld16(3)
2003–2004Wil41(4)
2004Servette15(1)
2005–2008St. Gallen67(8)
2008–2012Grasshopper54(11)
2012–2014Aarau51(25)
2014–Basel19(3)
National team
2004–2006Switzerland U2121(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2014, 24:00 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Davide Callà (born 10 February 1984) is a Swiss footballer of Italian descent, who currently plays as midfielder for FC Basel.[1]

On 11 February 2014 FC Basel announced that they had signed Callà in a swop deal with FC Aarau. Stephan Andrist signed for Aarau with a contract dated up until June 2015 and at the same time Callà signed for Basel on a 2 12-year deal.[2][3] He made his debut for Basel in the St. Jakob-Park on 15 February 2014 in the 1–0 home win against Sion.[4]

At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season he won the league championship with Basel.[5] They also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but were beaten 2–0 by Zürich after extra time. Basel had qualified for Europa League knockout phase and here they advanced as far as the quarter-finals.

Honours

Basel

References

  1. "Stats Centre: Davide Callà Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. FC Basel 1893 (2014). "Davide Callà wechselt zum FCB, Stephan Andrist zum FC Aarau" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  3. "Davide Callà wechselt zum FCB, Stephan Andrist zum FC Aarau" [Davide Callà changes to FC Basel, Stephan Andrist to FC Aarau]. FC Basel. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  4. Marti, Caspar (2014). "Der FCB siegt im Regen gegen Sion" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  5. Grossenbacher, Sacha (2014). "Fotos vom Spiel gegen Lausanne sowie den anschliessenden Feierlichkeiten" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-05-18.