Adrián Calello

Adrián Calello
Calello playing for Dinamo Zagreb
Personal information
Full name Adrián Daniel Calello
Date of birth (1987-05-14) May 14, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Quilmes
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Independiente 51 (0)
2009–2012 Dinamo Zagreb 75 (3)
2013 Siena 9 (0)
2013–2014 Chievo 1 (0)
2014–2015 Catania 11 (0)
2015–2017 Quilmes 49 (1)
2017–2018 Huracán 26 (0)
2018–2019 Banfield 17 (1)
2019–2020 Huracán 15 (0)
2020– Quilmes 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Adrián Daniel Calello (locally [kaˈleʎo], Italian: [kaˈlɛllo]; born May 14, 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Quilmes Atlético Club.

He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on February 24, 2007. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season he joined reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. With the Croatian club, Calello has won two domestic league titles, one Croatian Cup and one Croatian Supercup.

Career

Independiente

Calello debuted for the senior squad of Independiente on February 24, 2007 in club's home defeat against Boca Juniors 3–1. He entered the match as a 16th-minute substitute for Gastón Machín. During the 2006–07 season, Calello made 14 appearances in the closing tournament of Primera División. The following season, he made a total of 15 appearances in the opening and 9 appearances in the closing tournament. The 2008–09 season saw Calello make 13 appearances in the opening tournament before he was transferred to Croatian reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb. Calello made a total of 51 league appearances for Independiente, also featuring in one Copa Sudamericana match for the club.

Dinamo Zagreb

On December 15, 2008, Callelo was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract for his new club.[1] His first official match for Dinamo Zagreb was a 2008–09 Prva HNL tie against the club's biggest rivals Hajduk Split on February 24, 2009. Dinamo Zagreb lost the match 2–0 and Calello was responsible for Hajduk Split scoring their first goal from a penalty-kick.[2] He made 12 league appearances and 3 cup appearances in his debut season with the club. The 2009–10 season saw calello feature in 20 out of 30 league matches for Dinamo Zagreb. He also made three appearances in Croatian Cup and four appearances in European competitions. He scored the first goal of his professional career in a 2010–11 Prva HNL match against RNK Split, which ended up being the winning goal as Dinamo won the match 1–0.

Siena

On January 31, 2013, the board of Siena confirmed signing of Calello on a free transfer.

Personal life

Like many Argentine men's footballers who share an Italian ancestry, Calello also holds an Italian passport, thanks to his descent from Spilinga (VV), in Calabria, where his father is from.[3]

Calello is also a high level Age of Empires 2 player who plays under the alias "Carbo" for the clan Dark Side.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of December 5, 2012
  • Note: the Croatian Cup appearances for Dinamo Zagreb can be viewed at the official website of the club nk-dinamo.hr under the section The Match.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2006–07 Primera División 14 0 – 0 0 – 14 0
2007–08 24 0 – 0 0 – 24 0
2008–09 13 0 – 1 0 – 14 0
Dinamo Zagreb 2008–09 Prva HNL 12 0 3 0 0 0 – 15 0
2009–10 20 0 3 0 4 0 – 27 0
2010–11 18 2 6 0 1[b][4] 0 8 0 33 2
2011–12 19 1 2 0 10 0 – 31 1
2012 6 0 2 0 7 0 – 15 0
Siena 2013 Serie A 9 0 0 0 — – 9 0
Chievo 2013–14 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — – 1 0
Career total 135 3 16 0 30 0 1 0 183 3
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia.
  2. ^ Appearance in the 2010 Croatian Supercup

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

References

  1. ^ "Callelo potpisao!" (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. December 15, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Calello: Sudac nije mogao vidjeti penal!" (in Croatian). ezadar.hr. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Adrian Caello" (in Italian). Gruppo Esperti. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bišćan presudio Hajduku" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.