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Argentine professional footballer

Franco Calero
Personal information
Full name Franco Néstor Calero
Date of birth (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–2004 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Newell's Old Boys 0 (0)
2005 Nacional 0 (0)
2005–2008 Durazno 20 (8)
2008 Atlético Madrid B ? (?)
2009 Zürich ? (?)
2009–2010 1860 Munich ? (?)
2010–2011 Argentino 23 (2)
2011–2012 Estudiantes 2 (0)
2012 Real Zaragoza B ? (?)
2012 Villarreal B ? (?)
2013 Sariñena 0 (0)
2013 → Robres (loan) 2 (0)
2014 Alfonso Ugarte 18 (8)
2014–2015 Kissamikos 14 (7)
2015 Ansar ? (?)
2015 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0 (0)
2016 Rio Claro 0 (0)
2016 Rangers ? (?)
2016 Unión Rosario ? (?)
2017 Aucas 8 (1)
2018 Kabuscorp ? (?)
2019 El Farolito 6 (1)
2019 Cumbayá ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franco Néstor Calero (born 9 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Calero has played in five of FIFA's six confederations: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and UEFA.

Career

Calero started with Newell's Old Boys from 1993, though never made a senior appearance. He moved to Uruguay with Nacional in 2005 and, months later, Durazno. He scored eight goals in twenty fixtures for the latter in the Segunda División in 2008. The aforementioned year saw Calero join La Liga side Atlético Madrid B; though he wouldn't feature competitively. Further stints in Europe occurred with Zürich (Switzerland) and 1860 Munich (Germany), prior to Calero returning to Argentina with Primera D Metropolitana's Argentino. Twenty-three games and two goals followed. Estudiantes of Torneo Argentino B signed Calero in June 2011.

After just two appearances for Estudiantes, Calero went back to Spanish football with Real Zaragoza B; and subsequently Villarreal B. In the following six months from August 2013, Calero spent time with fellow lower league teams Sariñena and Robres. In 2014, Calero joined Peruvian Segunda División side Alfonso Ugarte. He scored eight goals in a few months with the club. On 14 August, Kissamikos of the Gamma Ethniki in Greece became Calero's fourteenth senior team. Seven goals in fourteen fixtures soon arrived in 2014–15 as they won promotion to tier two. Calero left in 2015, securing a deal with Lebanon's Ansar.

Calero joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona in mid-2015 in Israel, though only played in the Toto Cup against Maccabi Haifa in October. Moves to Rio Claro, Rangers and Unión Rosario came in 2016. Aucas of the Ecuadorian Serie B agreed terms with Calero in early 2017. He netted once over Imbabura, on the way to promotion. Calero had a spell in Angola with Kabuscorp in 2018, before moving to the United States with El Farolito of the NPSL. He appeared in games with Academica, FC Davis and East Bay FC Stompers in his opening months, alongside an eleven-minute cameo in the U.S. Open Cup versus Fresno FC.

To end 2019, Calero had a stint in the Ecuadorian Serie B with Cumbayá FC.

Career statistics

As of 16 May 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2005 Uruguayan Primera División 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durazno 2007–08 Uruguayan Segunda División 20 8 — — — 0 0 20 8
Argentino 2010–11 Primera D Metropolitana 23 2 0 0 — — 0 0 23 2
Estudiantes 2011–12 Torneo Argentino B 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Sariñena 2013–14 Segunda División B 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Robres (loan) 2013–14 Regional Preferente 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Alfonso Ugarte 2014 Peruvian Segunda División 18 8 4 1 — — 0 0 22 9
Kissamikos 2014–15 Gamma Ethniki 14 7 0 0 — — 0 0 14 7
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Rio Claro 2016 Campeonato Paulista 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Aucas 2017 Serie B 8 1 0 0 — — 0 0 8 1
El Farolito 2019 NPSL 6 1 1 0 — — 0 0 7 1
Career total 91 27 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 97 28

Honours

Kissamikos

References

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