Ezequiel Calvente

Ezequiel
	Ezequiel in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ezequiel Calvente Criado
Date of birth	12 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Melilla, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Huétor Tájar
Youth career
2001–2002	Granada
2002–2010	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Betis B
2010–2014	Betis
2012	→ Sabadell (loan)
2012–2013	→ SC Freiburg (loan)
2012–2013	→ SC Freiburg II (loan)
2013–2014	→ Recreativo (loan)
2015	Penafiel
2015–2018	Békéscsaba
2016–2017	→ Haladás (loan)
2018	Debrecen
2019–2020	Ceuta
2020–2021	Eldense
2021	Jaén
2021–2023	Arenas
2023–	Huétor Tájar
International career
2010	Spain U19
2011	Spain U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Ezequiel Calvente Criado (born 12 January 1991), known simply as Ezequiel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for CD Huétor Tájar.

Club career

Ezequiel was born in Melilla. After playing in every youth rank at Real Betis,^[1] he made his first-team debut as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 home win against Granada CF in the Segunda División.^[2] Three days later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over UD Salamanca in the second round of the Copa del Rey,^[3] and signed a professional contract the following day until July 2014.^[4]

On 29 January 2012, Ezequiel was loaned to CE Sabadell FC of the second division until June.^[5] In late July, after an unsuccessful trial with Borussia Mönchengladbach, he moved, still on loan, to another club in Germany and the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg, which had the option of signing him permanently at the end of the campaign.^[6] After only two substitute appearances, and five for the reserves, he spent the next season on loan at division two side Recreativo de Huelva.^[7]

In January 2015, after months as a free agent, Ezequiel signed for F.C. Penafiel.^[8] After roughly 300 minutes of action and relegation from the Primeira Liga, he switched countries again in August when he joined Hungary's Békéscsaba 1912 Előre.^[9] On 5 July 2016, he was loaned to Szombathelyi Haladás also in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I after his team's descent.^[10]

International career

On 24 July 2010, whilst representing Spain's under-19 at the 2010 UEFA European Championship, Ezequiel scored from a penalty kick against Italy in the group stage. It was described by British newspaper The Guardian as being "on an altogether higher plane of spot-kick audacity", as the player kicked it with what looked to be his standing leg, fooling the goalkeeper into going the other way;^[11] the national side eventually finished in second position in France.^[12]

Honours

Betis

Segunda División: 2010–11^[13]

References

^ Rodríguez Cabrera, Moises (5 April 2020). "Que fué de Sergio Rodríguez, Ezequiel Calvente y Alejandro Pozuelo" [What happened to Sergio Rodríguez, Ezequiel Calvente and Alejandro Pozuelo] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Moreno, José Luis (29 August 2010). "El nuevo Betis se ceba con el Granada" [New Betis crush Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "El Betis se aferra a la Copa" [Betis hold on to Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "Ezequiel renueva por cuatro temporadas" [Ezequiel renews for four seasons] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
^ "Ezequiel se marcha cedido al Sabadell" [Ezequiel goes on loan to Sabadell]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 29 January 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Zocher, Thomas (25 July 2012). "Freiburg capture Calvente". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "El Betis cede al extremo Ezequiel Calvente al Recreativo" [Betis loan winger Ezequiel Calvente to Recreativo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ Lastra, Luis (15 January 2015). "El exbético Ezequiel ficha por el Peñafiel portugués" [Former Betis player Ezequiel signs for Portugal's Penafiel]. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ Ráez, Cristóbal (3 August 2015). "Emaná y Ezequiel encuentran nuevos destinos" [Emaná and Ezequiel find new destinations] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ Lastra, Luis (5 July 2016). "El exbético Ezequiel vuelve a vestir de verdiblanco... en Hungría" [Former Betis player Ezequiel returns to wearing green and white... in Hungary]. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ Hattenstone, Simon (27 July 2010). "Calvente's amazing penalty kick: our DIY version". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "Hosts France celebrate Caen success". UEFA. 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Silva, Samuel (4 June 2011). "El coraje del campeón (2–1)" [Champions' courage (2–1)]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.