Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juárez | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2010 | Saprissa | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010 | San Jacinto Coyotes | 14 | (5) |
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 | 13 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Konyaspor | 48 | (3) |
2024– | Juárez | 12 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (1) |
2011– | Costa Rica | 90 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:07, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada (born 8 July 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Juárez and the Costa Rica national team.
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. [3]
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. [4] In January 2013 he moved abroad to play for then Danish champions Nordsjælland [5] but he returned to Herediano in summer 2013. [6] In January 2015, Calvo joined Santos de Guápiles as a loan. [7]
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. [8] In 2018, Calvo was selected as an MLS All-Star, becoming the first Minnesota United player in club history to receive the honor.[ citation needed]
On 3 May 2019, Calvo was traded to Chicago Fire. [9] Following the 2021 season, Calvo's contract option was declined by Chicago. [10]
On 26 January 2022, Calvo signed as a free agent with San Jose Earthquakes. [11] 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. [12] He then moved to Konyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.
On 15 January 2024, Calvo signed with Juárez in Mexico. [13]
On 29 May 2011, Calvo made his debut with the Costa Rica senior team in San José in a friendly game against Nigeria. [14] He was also part of the Costa Rica squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Calvo was also a reserve call-up for Costa Rica at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [15] 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, which ended in a 1–0 loss, and played in a 2–0 win against Bolivia. [16] also Francisco played Argentina in a 3–0 loss.
In May 2018, Calvo was named in Costa Rica’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [17] He later reprised the same role at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Club | Season | League | Continental | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Herediano | 2011–12 | Costa Rican Primera División | 23 | 1 | 3 [a] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
Pérez Zeledón | 2012–13 | 21 | 5 | — | 21 | 5 | ||
Nordsjælland | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Herediano | 2013–14 | Liga FPD | 29 | 3 | 1 [a] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
2014–15 | 20 | 3 | 4 [a] | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
Total | 72 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 8 | ||
Santos (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga FPD | 21 | 5 | — | 21 | 5 | |
Saprissa | 2015–16 | 39 | 5 | 4 [a] | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
2016–17 | 24 | 9 | 4 [a] | 1 | 28 | 10 | ||
Total | 63 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 15 | ||
Minnesota United | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 2 | — | 27 | 2 | |
2018 | 26 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2019 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Total | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | ||
Chicago Fire | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 3 | 1 [b] | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2020 | 22 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
Total | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
Career total | 285 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 302 | 42 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Costa Rica | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 6 | 0 | |
2017 | 16 | 3 | |
2018 | 11 | 1 | |
2019 | 6 | 2 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 16 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 1 | |
2023 | 11 | 3 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 90 | 11 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Honduras | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
2 | 13 June 2017 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 11 July 2017 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | Canada | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
4 | 3 June 2018 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
5 | 14 November 2019 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | Curaçao | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
6 | 17 November 2019 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica | Haiti | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
7 | 6 June 2021 | Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States | Honduras | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
8 | 5 June 2022 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | Martinique | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
9 | 4 July 2023 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Martinique | 2–1 | 6–4 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
10 | 8 September 2023 | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
11 | 20 November 2023 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Panama | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Last updated 20 November 2023 |
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