Alexander Callens

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

Alexander Callens
Personal information
Full name Alexander Martín Callens Asín[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Callao, Peru
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 6
Youth career
Sport Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Sport Boys 30 (1)
2011–2015 Real Sociedad B 86 (5)
2014 Real Sociedad 0 (0)
2015–2017 Numancia 39 (3)
2017– New York City FC 141 (7)
National team‡
2011 Peru U20 4 (1)
2013– Peru 28 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up 2019 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:47, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Alexander Martín Callens Asín (born 4 May 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Major League Soccer club New York City FC and the Peru national team.

Club career[]

Spain[]

Born in Callao, Callens began his career in Sport Boys' youth categories. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2010 against León de Huánuco,[3] and scored his first goal on 19 June against Inti Gas Deportes.[4]

Callens signed a two-year deal with Real Sociedad from Spain in August 2011, being assigned to the reserves.[5] He went on to appear in several Segunda División B seasons with the latter.[6]

On 4 December 2014, Callens made his debut with the first team, playing the entire second half of a 0–0 draw at Real Oviedo in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[7] On 6 June of the following year, however, he was released.[8]

On 10 August 2015, Callens signed a one-year deal with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[9] He scored his first goal in the league the following 16 January, in a 2–0 away victory over Albacete Balompié.[10]

New York City[]

On 23 January 2017, Callens terminated his contract[11] and joined New York City FC shortly after,[12][13] scoring his first goal in the Major League Soccer on 3 June 2017 to help the hosts defeat Philadelphia Union 2–1.[14] Callens played every single minute of his first season in MLS, quickly establishing himself in the upper echelon of MLS center backs. For his efforts he won NYCFC's defender of the year award.

Callens converted the winning penalty for NYCFC in the MLS Cup 2021, as the Blues won 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 scoreline.

Personal life[]

In June 2018, Callens earned a U.S. green card which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[15]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 21 November 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sport Boys 2010 Peruvian Primera División 24 1 0 0 — — 24 1
2011 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Total 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
Real Sociedad B 2011–12 Segunda División B 5 0 — — — 5 0
2012–13 18 0 — — — 18 0
2013–14 35 2 — — — 35 2
2014–15 28 3 — — — 28 3
Total 86 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 5
Real Sociedad 2013–14 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Numancia 2015–16 Segunda División 23 2 1 0 — — 24 2
2016–17 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
Total 39 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 3
New York City FC 2017 Major League Soccer 34 2 1 0 — 1[a] 0 36 2
2018 31 1 0 0 — 3[a] 0 34 1
2019 24 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 25 0
2020 22 2 — 4[b] 2 1[a] 0 27 4
2021 26 1 — 1[c] 0 0 0 27 1
Total 137 6 1 0 5 2 6 0 149 8
Career total 292 15 4 0 5 2 6 0 307 17
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International[]

As of match played on 28 January 2022.[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Peru 2013 2 0
2014 8 1
2018 1 0
2019 2 0
2021 12 0
2022 3 0
Total 28 1
As of match played on 16 January 2022[18]
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Callens goal.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Callens
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2014 Abdullah bin Khalifa, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours[]

New York City FC

References[]

  1. ^ "Real Sociedad de Fútbol SAD "B" – UB Conquense" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Alexander Callens" (in Spanish). CD Numancia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ "León 3 – Boys 1" (in Spanish). Dechalaca. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Inti Gas 2 – Boys 1" (in Spanish). Dechalaca. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Alexander Callens oficializó su traspaso a la Real Sociedad de España" [Alexander Callens made transfer to Spain's Real Sociedad official] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  6. ^ Sánchez, Ramón (2 June 2021). "Real Sociedad | Una inagotable cantera" [Real Sociedad | Neverending youth system]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ Campos, Tomás (4 December 2014). "El Tartiere resiste" [Tartiere holds on]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Altas y bajas en el Sanse" [Ins and outs at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Alex Callens, octavo refuerzo del C. D. Numancia 15–16" [Alex Callens, eighth addition of C.D. Numancia 15–16] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. ^ "El Numancia se aleja del descenso a costa del Albacete" [Numancia stay clear of relegation at the expense of Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Alex Callens rescinde su contrato con el C. D. Numancia" [Alex Callens terminates his contract with C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. ^ "NYCFC sign Alexander Callens". New York City FC. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. ^ Stejskal, Sam (27 January 2017). "New York City sign Peruvian international center back Alexander Callens". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Chanot, Callens score late goals, NYCFC top Union". The Sports Network. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Alex Callens gets U.S. Green Card". Twitter. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  16. ^ "A. Callens". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  17. ^ Alexander Callens at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "Perú vs. Catar: la Bicolor ganó 2–0 con goles de Callens y Guerrero (VIDEO)" [Peru vs. Qatar: Bicolor won 2–0 with goals from Callens and Guerrero (VIDEO)]. La República (in Spanish). 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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