Cristian Calderón
{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1997)}}
{{family name hatnote|Calderón|Del Real|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cristian Calderón
| image =
| full_name = Cristian Yonathan Calderón Del Real{{cite web|title=Cristian Yonathan Calderón Del Real|url=https://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/93773|work=LigaMX.net}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|05|24}}
| birth_place = Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = América
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs1 = Nayarit
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs2 = De los Altos
| youthyears3 = 2014–2016
| youthclubs3 = Atlas
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = Atlas
| caps1 = 33
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = Necaxa
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = Guadalajara
| caps3 = 105
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = → Tapatío (loan)
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = América
| caps5 = 50
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Mexico U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Mexico U23
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = Mexico
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 8 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 16 January 2020
}}
Cristian Yonathan Calderón Del Real (born 24 May 1997), commonly known as "Chicote Calderón", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club América.
Club career
=Early career=
Calderón participated in the youth teams of Coras de Nayarit FC and C.D. De los Altos before joining Altas FC's youth team.{{cite web|title='Chicote' Calderón, el jugador que nació retando a la disciplina|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/7843908/cristian-calderon-tercera-division-disciplina-reto|work=ESPN Deportes|first=Javier|last=Rosas|language=es|date=3 December 2020}} He made his professional debut with Altas on 21 October 2015 against Club Tijuana in a Copa MX quarter-finals match, ultimately winning 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 tie. He made his Liga MX debut on 7 May 2016 against Tijuana, finishing in a scoreless draw.{{cite web|title= La evolución del 'Chicote' Calderón: un zorro convertido en chiva|url=https://www.tudn.mx/liga-mx/quien-cristian-calderon-nuevo-refuerzo-chivas|work=TUDN|date=21 November 2019|first=Antonio|last=Quiroga|language=es}} He became a starter for the first team in the 2018 Apertura.
=Necaxa=
He was signed by Club Necaxa for the 2019 Clausura. He made his debut for Necaxa on 5 March 2019, scoring his first goals as a brace against Club América, winning 3–1.{{cite web|title=América 1-3 Necaxa: goles, resumen y videos|url=https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/america-1-3-necaxa-goles-resumen-y-videos/zst1wotp89q51a44ooa7qhica|work=Goal.com|date=5 March 2019|language=es}} At the end of the 2019 Apertura, he was listed in the Best XI of the tournament.{{cite web|title=La Liga MX da a conocer el once ideal del Apertura 2019|url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/liga-mx/2020/01/04/5e0fcab746163fa2138b4589.html|work=Marca Claro México|date=3 January 2020}} According to a poll held by Mexican sports newspaper Récord, its readers voted Calderón as the best player of the tournament.{{cite web|title=Chicote Calderón Arrasó En La Estrella Récord Del Apertura 2019|url=https://www.record.com.mx/futbol-liga-mx-noticias/chicote-calderon-arraso-en-la-estrella-record-del-apertura-2019|work=Récord|date=3 January 2020|language=es}}
=Guadalajara=
On 11 December 2019, Guadalajara reached an agreement to sign Calderón.{{cite news |title=Conoce a fondo a Cristian Calderón, cuarto refuerzo de Chivas. |url=https://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/es//noticias/32583/Conoce-a-fondo-a-Cristian-Caldern-cuarto-refuerzo-de-Chivas|language=es|date=11 December 2019 |website=chivasdecorazon.com.mx}}{{cite web|title=Chivas officially announce the signing Cristian 'Chicote' Calderón|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/chivas-officially-announce-the-signing-cristian-chicote-calderon-en-28370030?variable=20200116|work=OneFootball.com|first=Blaise|last=Bourgeois|date=11 December 2019}} On 18 January 2020, he made his league debut with the club coming on as a substitute against Pachuca in a 0–0 tie.{{cite web|title=Aguantar a que toque tu turno: Calderón tras su debut|url=https://chivaspasion.bolavip.com/ligamx/Aguantar-a-que-toque-tu-turno-Cristian-Calderon-tras-su-debut-con-Chivas-Guadalajara-vs-Pachuca-Jornada-Clausura-2020-liga-MX-Entrevista-20200119-0003.html|work=ChivasPasion.Bolavip.com|first=Eduardo|last=Ceccato García|date=19 January 2020|language=es}} Three days later, he would score his first goal with the club, scoring a stoppage-time header in a 2–1 loss against Dorados de Sinaloa during the first round-of-16 leg of the Copa MX.{{cite web|title=Dorados sorprende y vence a Chivas en la ida de octavos de final de la Copa MX|url=https://www.milenio.com/deportes/futbol/chivas-vs-dorados-resumen-ida-octavos-copa-mx|work=Milenio|first=Jesús|last=Hernández|date=21 January 2020|language=es}} A week later in the second leg, he would score a bicycle kick in a 1–0 victory,{{cite web|title=¡Chilena del Chicote! Golazo de Cristian Calderón con Chivas en Copa MX|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/copa-mx/dorados-chivas-video-gol-chilena-cristian-calderon-copa-mx|work=MedioTiempo.com|date=28 January 2020|language=es}} helping send Guadalajara to a penalty shoot-out that was eventually lost.{{cite web|title=Chivas, eliminado de la Copa MX a manos de Dorados|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/reporte?juegoId=559410|work=ESPN Deportes|date=28 January 2020|language=es}}
On 15 August 2020, Calderón scored the winning goal against Atlético San Luis in a 2–1 home victory, his first league goal with the club and giving newly appointed manager Victor Manuel Vucetich his first win with the club.{{cite web|title=Chivas consigue primera victoria en casa en el debut de Vucetich|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/reporte?juegoId=573935|work=ESPN Deportes|date=15 August 2020|language=es}} In November 2020, facing rivals Club América during the Guardianes championship quarter-finals, he scored three times, all long-range shots from outside of the box, in the span of two legs giving Guadalajara a 3–1 aggregate victory.{{cite web|title=Liga MX Guard1anes playoffs: Calderon, Chivas see off America to reach semis; is it Cruz Azul's year|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexican-liga-bbva-mx/story/4249698/liga-mx-guard1anes-playoffs-calderonchivas-see-off-america-to-reach-semis-is-it-cruz-azuls-year|work=ESPN|first=Tom|last=Marshall|date=30 November 2020}}{{cite web|title='Chicote' Calderón - "I thought fuck it, whatever happens, happens"|url=https://en.as.com/en/2020/11/29/football/1606686497_879817.html|work=AS|first=Rodrigo|last=Serrano|date=30 November 2020}}
=América=
On 3 January 2024, Calderón joined Club América on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=https://en.as.com/soccer/chicote-calderon-makes-rare-chivas-to-club-america-switch-n/|title='Chicote' Calderón makes rare Chivas to Club América switch|publisher=Diario AS|date=3 January 2024}}
International career
=Youth=
In May 2019, Calderón was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament.{{cite web|title=Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello |url=http://fmf.mx/#/Noticia/21261 |publisher=Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. |date=23 May 2019 |language=es}} In the third-place match against the Republic of Ireland, he would score during the penalty shoot-out, helping Mexico win 4–3.{{cite web|title=Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-sub-22/mexico-0-0-irlanda-penales-4-3-resumen-cronica-3er-toulon-video|work=MedioTiempo.com|date=15 June 2019|language=es}}
=Senior=
In September 2019, Calderón received his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino and on 2 October 2019 in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago, he made his debut. He started the game and was substituted at half-time.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=557649|title=Mexico v Trinidad & Tobago game report|date=2 October 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 26 May 2024}}{{soccerway|cristian-yonathan-calderon-del-real/426887}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Atlas
|rowspan="4"|Liga MX |1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Necaxa
|rowspan="2"|Liga MX |18 | 5 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Supercopa MX}} | 0 | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20
|18 | 5 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!36 | 10 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |||
| rowspan="6"|Guadalajara
|rowspan="5"|Liga MX |4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21
|26 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22
|27 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23
|33 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in Leagues Cup}} | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!105 | 9 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 109 | 11 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Tapatío (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Liga de Expansión MX |2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|América
|rowspan="2"|Liga MX |20 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6{{efn|name=CCC|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup}} | 1 | colspan=2|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!185 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 22 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 19 November 2019|{{NFT player|id=75638}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3 | Mexico | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Total ||4||0 |
Honours
América
- Liga MX: Clausura 2024,{{cite web | last=Hernandez | first=Cesar | title=América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul | website=ESPN | date=27 May 2024 | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=702650 | access-date=28 May 2024}} Apertura 2024{{cite web | last=Hernandez | first=Cesar | title=América beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy | website=ESPN | date=15 December 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=724679 | access-date=18 December 2024}}
- Campeón de Campeones: 2024
- Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2024
- Campeones Cup: 2024
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2019
- Récord Player of the Tournament: Apertura 2019
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|cristian-yonathan-calderon-del-real/426887}}
- {{NFT player|75638}}
{{Club América squad}}
{{2019–20 Liga MX Best XI}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calderon, Cristian}}
Category:Footballers from Tepic, Nayarit
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:Mexico men's international footballers
Category:Atlas F.C. footballers