Francisco Calvo

Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada (born 8 July 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for San Jose Earthquakes and the Costa Rica national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is Quesada.

Francisco Calvo
Calvo with Minnesota United in 2019
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada
Date of birth (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 80
Youth career
2005–2010 Saprissa
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 San Jacinto Coyotes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Herediano 23 (1)
2012 Pérez Zeledón 21 (5)
2013 Nordsjælland 3 (0)
2013–2015 Herediano 49 (6)
2015 → Santos (loan) 21 (5)
2015–2016 Saprissa 63 (14)
2017–2019 Minnesota United 60 (5)
2019–2021 Chicago Fire 62 (5)
2022– San Jose Earthquakes 9 (2)
National team‡
2011 Costa Rica U20 4 (1)
2011– Costa Rica 71 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:18, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:12, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Early life

After starting with Deportivo Saprissa as a youth player from 2005 to 2010, Calvo moved to the United States to study at San Jacinto College after getting a scholarship and played football at university level during that period.[2]

Club career

On his return to Costa Rica in 2011, Calvo played for Herediano before a stint at Pérez Zeledón where he scored 5 goals in 21 matches.[3] In January 2013 he moved abroad to play for then Danish champions Nordsjælland[4] but he returned to Herediano in summer 2013.[5] In January 2015, Calvo joined Santos de Guápiles as a loan.[6]

In late May, Francisco joined Saprissa. In his first season with Saprissa, he appeared in 39 matches and scored five goals. The following season, he continued to be a set-piece threat as he scored 9 goals in 24 matches playing as a defender.

On 27 December 2016, Calvo joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United FC.[7] In 2018, Calvo was selected as an MLS All-Star, becoming the first Minnesota United player in club history to receive the honor.

On 3 May 2019, Calvo was traded to Chicago Fire.[8] Following the 2021 season, Calvo's contract option was declined by Chicago.[9]

On 26 January 2022, Calvo signed as a free agent with San Jose Earthquakes.[10] On 5 March 2022, Calvo scored two late set piece goals for a ten-man San Jose team to salvage a 3-3 draw at home against the Columbus Crew. This performance led to him being named in the MLS Team of the Week. [11]

International career

On 29 May 2011 he made his debut with the Costa Rica senior team in San José in a friendly game against Nigeria.[12] He was also part of Costa Rica in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011.

He was also a reserve call-up for the Costa Rica team at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[13] and later impressed senior head coach Ricardo La Volpe to win him a call-up for the Costa Rica squad at the 2011 Copa América. He made his debut in the competition in a game against Colombia, ended in a 0–1 loss, and a 2–0 win against Bolivia.[14] also Francisco played Argentina in a 3–0 loss.

In May 2018, he was named in Costa Rica’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 November 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Herediano 2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División 2313[lower-alpha 1] 0261
Pérez Zeledón 2012–13 215—215
Nordsjælland 2012–13 Danish Superliga 30—30
Herediano 2013–14 Liga FPD 2931[lower-alpha 1]0303
2014–15 2034[lower-alpha 1]1244
Total 72781808
Santos (loan) 2014–15 Liga FPD 215—215
Saprissa 2015–16 3954[lower-alpha 1]0435
2016–17 2494[lower-alpha 1]12810
Total 6314817115
Minnesota United 2017 Major League Soccer 272—272
2018 262—262
2019 71—71
Total 60500605
Chicago Fire 2019 Major League Soccer 2331[lower-alpha 2]0243
2020 221—221
Total 45410464
Career total 2854017230242
  1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 24 March 2022[17]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
201130
201580
201660
2017163
2018111
201962
202010
2021161
202240
Total717

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 20 January 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras1–11–12017 Copa Centroamericana
2 13 June 2017Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 July 2017BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Canada1–11–12017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4 3 June 2018Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Northern Ireland3–03–0Friendly
5 14 November 2019Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Curaçao2–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
6 17 November 2019Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Haiti1–01–1
7 6 June 2021Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States Honduras2–22–22021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Last updated 6 June 2021

Honours

CS Herediano

Deportivo Saprissa

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Francisco Calvo se abre su camino". Lanacion.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Francisco Calvo statistics". Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. "Francisco Calvo firmó con el campeón danés". Lanacion.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "Francisco Calvo está cerca de regresar al Herediano". Lanacion.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. "Francisco Calvo firmó con Saprissa a partir del Invierno 2015". Lanacion.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. "MNUFC Signs Dynamic Defender Francisco Calvo". Minnesota United FC. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. "Minnesota United trades Francisco Calvo to Chicago for cash". Star Tribune. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. "Chicago Fire FC Announce 2021 Roster Decisions | Chicago Fire FC". Chicagofirefc.com.
  10. "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign Costa Rica National Team Defender Francisco Calvo | San Jose Earthquakes". Sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  11. "NEWS: Francisco Calvo Selected to MLS Team of the Week". Sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Keylor Navas & six MLS players named in Costa Rica's 23-man World Cup squad". Goal.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  16. Francisco Calvo at Soccerway. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  17. "Francisco Calvo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  18. "Calvo, Francisco". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  19. CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (7 June 2021). "Here is the Best XI of the Concacaf Nations League Finals" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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