Issa Kallon

Issa Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Nantong Zhiyun
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2005 VV Jonathan
2005–2014 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Utrecht 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Emmen (loan) 37 (4)
2017–2022 Cambuur 143 (24)
2022–2023 Shanghai Port 41 (6)
2024– Nantong Zhiyun 13 (3)
International career‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 4 (1)
2012 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2013 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2013–2015 Netherlands U19 15 (2)
2015 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2022– Sierra Leone 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun as a winger.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Kallon is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut at 24 August 2014 in a 1–2 away win against Feyenoord.[2]

On 27 July 2016 he went on a 1-year loan to FC Emmen.[3]

On 14 August 2017, Kallon joined SC Cambuur.[4] He left the club after five years, on 30 June 2022, as his contract expired.[5]

On 28 July 2022, Kallon joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.[6]

On 9 February 2024, Kallon joined fellow Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kallon is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.[8] Kallon was included in the Sierra Leone squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.[9] He debuted with Sierra Leone in a 2–2 tie with the Ivory Coast on 16 January 2022.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Utrecht 2014–15 Eredivisie 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Emmen (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 37 4 4 1 — 4 1 41 5
Cambuur 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 31 2 3 1 — 1 1 35 4
2018–19 27 0 3 0 — 4 0 34 0
2019–20 22 6 1 0 — — 23 6
2020–21 31 11 1 0 — — 32 11
2021–22 Eredivisie 32 5 1 0 — — 33 5
Total 143 24 9 1 0 0 5 1 40 27
Shanghai Port 2022 Chinese Super League 18 1 3 1 — — 21 2
2023 23 5 1 0 0 0 — 24 5
Total 41 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 45 7
Career Total 227 34 17 3 0 0 9 2 253 39

Honours

Cambuur

Shanghai Port

References

  1. ^ "Netherlands - I. Kallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Feyenoord vs. Utrecht - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ^ "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht (Dutch)". fcemmen.nl. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Issa Kallon naar SC Cambuur". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ Bos, Gerard (11 May 2022). "Na vijf seizoenen speelt Issa Kallon woensdagavond in principe zijn laatste thuisduel voor Cambuur. Zeg nooit nooit". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ^ "官方：前大连人后卫李帅、荷甲前锋伊萨-卡隆加盟上海海港". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "官方：前上海海港外援伊萨-卡隆加盟南通支云" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht". 26 July 2016.
  9. ^ Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad - BBC Sport
  10. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone - 16 January 2022 - Soccerway".
  11. ^ Issa Kallon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2023.