Viola Calligaris

Viola Calligaris
Personal information
Full name	Viola Mónica Calligaris
Date of birth	17 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sarnen, Switzerland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Levante
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2009	FC Giswil
2009	FC Sachseln
2009–2011	SC Kriens
2011–2012	SC Emmen United
2010–2012	Frauenfussballakademie Huttwil
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	SC Kriens
2013–2017	BSC Young Boys
2017–2019	Atlético Madrid
2019–2020	Valencia
2020–	Levante
National team
2012–2013	Switzerland U17
2014–2015	Switzerland U19
2016–	Switzerland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera División club Levante UD and the Switzerland women's national team.

Career

Club

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.^[2]^[3]

International

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.^[4] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]

References

^ Viola Calligaris at Soccerway
^ "VIOLA CALLIGARIS VON YB ZU ATLETICO MADRID". Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Viola Calligaris refuerza al Atlético de Madrid Femenino". Atlético de Madrid. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "DAS SCHWEIZER 23-FRAUEN-KADER FÜR DIE EURO 2017". Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Switzerland 1–1 France". UEFA. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ "SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "SWITZERLAND VS. BELARUS 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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[SW-1] Viola Calligaris at Soccerway

[VIOLA_CALLIGARIS_VON_YB_ZU_ATLETICO_MADRID-2] "VIOLA CALLIGARIS VON YB ZU ATLETICO MADRID". Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[3] "Viola Calligaris refuerza al Atlético de Madrid Femenino". Atlético de Madrid. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[4] "DAS SCHWEIZER 23-FRAUEN-KADER FÜR DIE EURO 2017". Swiss Football Association. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[5] "Switzerland 1–1 France". UEFA. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[6] "SWITZERLAND VS. FRANCE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[7] "SWITZERLAND VS. BELARUS 3 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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