Iván Calero

Iván Calero
Personal information
Full name Iván Calero Ruiz
Date of birth (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995
Place of birth Parla, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Elche
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
2008–2010 Real Madrid
2010–2012 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Atlético Madrid C 33 (7)
2012–2014 Atlético Madrid B 29 (4)
2014–2016 Derby County 2 (0)
2015 → Burton Albion (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 Sparta Rotterdam 8 (2)
2016–2017 Jong Sparta 10 (4)
2017– Elche 0 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U16 5 (3)
2012 Spain U17 6 (3)
2013 Spain U18 2 (1)
2013–2014 Spain U19 11 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2017.

Iván Calero Ruiz (born 21 April 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Elche.[1]

He began his career at Atlético Madrid, playing in its third and second teams before joining Derby County in 2014. He had two years at the English club, and spent a short loan at Burton Albion. Calero has represented Spain internationally, up to under-19 level.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Born in Parla in the Community of Madrid, Calero graduated from local Atlético Madrid's youth system, and made his senior debut with the C-team in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División. He appeared regularly in the following season, also making his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B on 9 September 2012, replacing Pedro Martín after 60 minutes of a 1–3 loss at CD Leganés.[2]

On 20 February 2013 Calero was called up to the main squad by manager Diego Simeone for a UEFA Europa League match against Rubin Kazan.[3] However, he remained unused in the eventual 1–0 away win.[4]

On 19 May 2013, in only his second match with the reserves, Calero scored his first senior goal, netting the last of a 4–1 win at Rayo Vallecano B.[5] He was definitely promoted to the B-team in the 2013 summer, and scored four goals in 29 matches in 2013–14.

Derby County

In July 2014, Calero went to Championship club Derby County, and signed a two-year deal with the Rams on 18 July.[6] Manager Steve McLaren said "He's a young player with excellent pedigree. We are really pleased that he sees his future at Derby County."[7]

Calero played his first match as a professional on 26 August, replacing Simon Dawkins for the last 20 minutes of a League Cup victory over Charlton Athletic at Pride Park, netting the game's only goal in the 87th minute.[8] On 14 September he played in the league for the first time, replacing John Eustace for the final 13 minutes of a 1–1 draw away to rivals Nottingham Forest.[9]

After spending time training there, Calero was loaned to nearby League Two club Burton Albion for a month on 2 February 2015.[10] He was signed by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, whom he had watched play for Atlético Madrid in 1999–2000, and said "He was a big hero because of his goals. He's one of the reasons I came...I can learn many things from him. It's a great opportunity for my development and to get some experience".[11] Five days after signing he made his debut, replacing Adam McGurk for the last two minutes of a 3–1 win at Cheltenham Town.[12] On 10 February he made his first start in his first match at the Pirelli Stadium, playing the first 64 minutes of a goalless draw against Wimbledon before being replaced by Abdenasser El Khayati.[13]

After Calero returned to Derby, Burton were promoted to League One at the end of the season as champions,[14] while Derby missed out on the play-offs with a 0–3 home defeat to Reading on the last day.[15]

After appearing on the bench only once in the 2015–16 season, Calero was one of five Derby youngsters released at the end of the campaign.[16]

Sparta Rotterdam

On 2 June 2016 Calero signed a two-year contract with Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam.[17]

International career

On 23 November 2010 Calero was called up to the Spain under-16s.[18] He subsequently represented the under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[19]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 14 September 2014)
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid C 2011–12 10———10
2012–13 327———327
Subtotal 337———337
Atlético Madrid B 2012–13[20] 21———21
2013–14[21] 273———273
Subtotal 294———294
Derby County 2014–15 100011—21
Total 63110011006412

References

  1. ↑ OFICIAL | El Elche incorpora a Iván Calero‚ elchecf.es, 8 July 2017
  2. ↑ El Leganés se aferra a Butarque (Leganés holds on to Butarque); Vavel, 9 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Simeone llena de canteranos la convocatoria para Moscú (Simeone fills the squad for Moscow with youth team players); Marca, 19 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Rubin hold off Atlético to end holders' reign; UEFA.com, 21 February 2013
  5. ↑ El Atlético B acabó la temporada goleando al Rayo B (Atlético B finished the season thrashing Rayo B); Atlético Madrid's official website, 19 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Derby County Sign Spanish Youth International Ivan Calero; Derby County's official website, 18 July 2014
  7. ↑ Transfer news: Derby sign former Atletico Madrid midfielder Ivan Calero; Sky Sports, 18 July 2014
  8. ↑ "Derby 1-0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nottm Forest 1-1 Derby". BBC Sport. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Derby's Calero joins Burton on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ivan Calero: Hero Hasselbaink influenced Burton loan move". BBC Sport. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cheltenham 1-3 Burton". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Burton 0-0 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cambridge 2-3 Burton". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Derby 0-3 Reading". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Derby County: Conor Sammon and Stephen Warnock to leave Rams this summer". Derby Telegraph. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  17. ↑ Sparta Rotterdam haalt Iván Calero Ruiz; Sparta Rotterdam, 2 June 2016
  18. ↑ Borja, Calero y 'Chele' convocados por la Selección Sub-16 (Borja, Calero and 'Chele' called up to the under-16's); Atlético Madrid's official website, 23 November 2010 (in Spanish)
  19. ↑ Iván Calero, Iván Alejo y Héctor, a la selección Sub-19 (Iván Calero, Iván Alejo and Héctor, to the under-19's); Atlético Madrid's official website, 25 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  20. ↑ Iván Calero: Matches played 2012–13; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 27 August 2014
  21. ↑ Iván Calero: Matches played 2013–14; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 27 August 2014
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