Viola Calligaris
{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1996)}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Viola Calligaris
| fullname = Viola Mónica Calligaris{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI) |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711021725/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}
| image = 2022-06-24 Fussball, Frauen, Länderspiel, Deutschland - Schweiz 1DX 0874 by Stepro (cropped).jpg
| caption = Calligaris warming up for Switzerland in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|3|17}}
| birth_place = Sarnen, Switzerland
| height = 1.67 m
| position = Right-back, centre-back
| currentclub = Juventus
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 = 2004–2009
| youthclubs1 = FC Giswil
| youthyears2 = 2009
| youthclubs2 = FC Sachseln
| youthyears3 = 2009–2011
| youthclubs3 = SC Kriens
| youthyears4 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs4 = SC Emmen
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = SC Kriens
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2013–2017
| clubs2 = BSC YB
| caps2 = 58
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = Atlético Madrid
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Valencia
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2023
| clubs5 = Levante
| caps5 = 46
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024
| clubs7 = → Juventus (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Juventus
| caps8 = 6
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U17
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U19
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalteam3 = Switzerland
| nationalcaps3 = 64
| nationalgoals3 = 8
| pcupdate = 9 February 2025
| ntupdate = 8 April 2025
}}
Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Calligaris began playing football at FC Giswil in Obwalden at a young age. In March 2009, she moved to FC Sachseln and in September of the same year, Calligaris moved to SC Kriens. She then went to SC Emmen United. In 2012, she began her professional career at SC Kriens. In 2013, Calligaris signed with Swiss powerhouse BSC Young Boys. For the 2017/18 season, she moved to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Primera División.{{cite web|title=VIOLA CALLIGARIS VON YB ZU ATLETICO MADRID|url=https://www.football.ch/SFV/Juniorinnen-und-Frauenfussball/Ligen/NLA/News/viola-calligaris-von-yb-zu-atletico-madrid.aspx|website=Swiss Football Association|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062029/https://www.football.ch/SFV/Juniorinnen-und-Frauenfussball/Ligen/NLA/News/viola-calligaris-von-yb-zu-atletico-madrid.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Viola Calligaris refuerza al Atlético de Madrid Femenino|url=http://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/viola-calligaris-refuerza-al-atletico-de-madrid-femenino|website=Atlético de Madrid|date=11 July 2017|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173547/http://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/viola-calligaris-refuerza-al-atletico-de-madrid-femenino|url-status=live}}
On 29 June 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Calligaris on a two-year deal until June 2025.{{cite web|title=Paris Saint-Germain holt Nati-Star Viola Calligaris von Levante|url=https://www.nau.ch/sport/fussball/paris-saint-germain-holt-nati-star-viola-calligaris-von-levante-66533059|date=29 June 2023|access-date=9 July 2023|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709030233/https://www.nau.ch/sport/fussball/paris-saint-germain-holt-nati-star-viola-calligaris-von-levante-66533059|url-status=live}}
On 15 January 2024, Calligaris joined Juventus on a loan deal until the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Viola Calligaris prêtée six mois à la Juventus|url=https://www.culturepsg.com/news/feminines/viola-calligaris-pretee-six-mois-a-la-juventus/50195|language=fr|date=15 January 2024|access-date=8 July 2024}} On 7 July 2024, Juventus announced the signing of Calligaris on a permanent deal until June 2026.{{cite web|title=Nächster Transfer einer Schweizerin zu Juventus|url=https://sport.ch/juventus-turin/1312739/naechster-transfer-einer-schweizerin-zu-juventus|language=de|date=7 July 2024|access-date=8 July 2024}}
International career
With the U17 team, Calligaris played at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Despite scoring nine goals in six matches, her team was unable to reach the tournament final stages. With the U19 team, she played at the 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification phases, but Switzerland failed to qualify for both of the tournaments. In March 2016, Calligaris debuted for the Swiss senior team in two friendly matches against the United States. On 3 July 2017, Calligaris was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.{{cite web|title=DAS SCHWEIZER 23-FRAUEN-KADER FÜR DIE EURO 2017|url=http://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/A-Team-Frauen/News/das-schweizer-23-frauen-kader-fuer-die-euro-2017.aspx|website=Swiss Football Association|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706165944/http://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/A-Team-Frauen/News/das-schweizer-23-frauen-kader-fuer-die-euro-2017.aspx|url-status=live}} She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.{{cite web|title=Switzerland 1–1 France|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2020914--switzerland-vs-france/lineups/|website=UEFA|access-date=11 April 2018|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412001050/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2017/matches/round=2000623/match=2020914/lineups/index.html#/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE 1 – 1|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/07/26/europe/uefa-womens-championship/switzerland/france/2369253/|website=Soccerway|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173428/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/07/26/europe/uefa-womens-championship/switzerland/france/2369253/|url-status=live}} On 24 November 2017, in a match against Belarus in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification phase, Calligaris scored her first senior international goal.{{cite web|title=SWITZERLAND VS. BELARUS 3 – 0|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/24/europe/womens-wc-qualifying-europe/switzerland/belarus/2448271/|website=Soccerway|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403175148/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/24/europe/womens-wc-qualifying-europe/switzerland/belarus/2448271/|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 8 April 2025}}{{Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="10"|Switzerland
|2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 64 | 8 |
:Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Calligaris goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Viola Calligaris | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 24 November 2017 | Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland | {{fbw|BLR}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 28 November 2017 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | {{fbw|ALB}} | align="center"|4–1 | align="center"|5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 12 June 2018 | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | {{fbw|BLR}} | align="center"|5–0 | align="center"|5–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 2 September 2022 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia | {{fbw|CRO}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|5 | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland | {{fbw|MDA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|6 | rowspan="2"|5 April 2024 | rowspan="2"|Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | rowspan="2"|{{fbw|TUR}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 | rowspan="2"|2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| align="center"|7 | align="center"|3–0 | |||||
| align="center"|8 | 16 July 2024 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | {{fbw|AZE}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
References
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External links
- [https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/A-Team-Frauen/Team.aspx/t-41650/p-608618/ Player's Profile at Swiss Football Association]
- {{WorldFootball.net|viola-calligaris}}
- {{UEFA|250056221}}
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