José Calderón (Panamanian footballer)

José de Jesus Calderón Frias (born 14 August 1985) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Nacional club Xelajú.

For other people named José Calderón, see José Calderón (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Frias.

José Calderón
Personal information
Full name José de Jesus Calderón Frias
Date of birth (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Xelajú
Number 29
Youth career
Chepo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 San Francisco 31 (0)
2006 Municipal Chorrillo 16 (0)
2007–2010 Chepo 80 (0)
2010–2011 Árabe Unido 29 (0)
2011–2013 Chepo 21 (0)
2013–2014 Heredia 79 (0)
2014–2015 Coatepeque 36 (0)
2015–2017 Platense 49 (0)
2017 Real Cartagena 8 (0)
2017 Marathón 14 (0)
2018 Municipal Chorrillo 10 (0)
2018–2019 Guastatoya 49 (0)
2019–2021 Comunicaciones 47 (0)
2021 Cobán Imperial 11 (0)
2022- Xelajú 48 (0)
International career‡
2005– Panama 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2019

Club career

He played for several teams in Panama before moving abroad to join Guatemalan side Heredia in 2012.[2] He moved on to Coatepeque ahead of the 2014 Apertura season.[3]

In May 2015, Calderón announced his departure from Coatepeque after the team was relegated.[4]

International career

Calderón has been one of the only members of the Panama U-20 squad who have participated in both the 2003 FIFA World Youth Cup in the United Arab Emirates and in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Cup in the Netherlands.[5]

He made his senior debut for Panama in a friendly match against Bahrain on 27 October 2005[6] and has, as of 1 June 2015, earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He was selected as a reserve for the 2005,[7] 2007[8] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups but did not play. Calderón was also part of the team that won the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras.

In May 2018 he was named in Panama’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of 28 June 2018[10]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
200510
200600
200720
200800
200920
201030
201100
201200
201300
201430
201540
201630
2017110
201820
Total310

Honors
Guastatoya
Xelajú

Panama

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Calderón ficha con el Heredia de Guatemala - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Coatepeque confirma la llegada de nuevos jugadores - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  4. José Calderón no sigue en Coatepeque, estudia ofertas - RPC (in Spanish)
  5. José Calderón – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. "International Friendly Matches 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  9. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  10. "José Calderón". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2018.


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