:Michael Calderón
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Calderón
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica
| height = 1.73 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Attacking Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs1 = Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = New Mexico Lobos
| years1 = 2014
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Wilmington Hammerheads
| clubs2 = Kraft
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = Costa Rica U20 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = June 1, 2014
| ntupdate =
}}
Michael Calderón (born December 6, 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
=Early career=
Calderón played two years of college soccer at Fairleigh Dickinson University between 2010 and 2011, before transferring to the University of New Mexico, where he played in 2012 and 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209092743|title=Michael Calderon Bio - New Mexico Official Athletic Site|publisher=golobos.com|accessdate=2014-05-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427221728/http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209092743|archivedate=2014-04-27}}
=Professional career=
On January 21, 2014, Calderón was drafted in the fourth round (64th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2014/01/whitecaps-fc-select-three-players-2014-superdraft|title=Vancouver Whitecaps FC select three players in final two rounds of 2014 MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC|publisher=whitecapsfc.com|accessdate=2014-05-02}} However, he wasn't signed by the club.
Calderón signed with USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads on April 2, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/799023.html|title=United Soccer Leagues (USL)|publisher=uslpro.uslsoccer.com|accessdate=2014-05-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428005607/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/799023.html|archivedate=2014-04-28}}
He is now a soccer coach at Indian Hills and the RYSA wildcats. He focuses on possession and passing of the ball.
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|michael-calderon}}
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Category:Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
Category:Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's soccer players
Category:New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players
Category:Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers
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