Issa Kallon

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Issa Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 SC Cambuur
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2005 VV Jonathan
2005–2014 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 FC Utrecht 6 (0)
2016–2017 → FC Emmen (loan) 37 (4)
2017– SC Cambuur 129 (22)
National team‡
2010–2011 5 (1)
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 4 (1)
2012 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2013 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2013–2015 Netherlands U19 15 (2)
2015 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2022– Sierra Leone 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:30, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:30, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for SC Cambuur in the Dutch Eredivisie.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career[]

Kallon is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut at 24 August 2014 in a 1-2 away win against Feyenoord.[2]

On 27 July 2016 he went on a 1-year loan to FC Emmen.[3]

International career[]

Born in the Netherlands, Kallon is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.[4] Kallon was included in the Sierra Leone squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.[5] He debuted with Sierra Leone in a 2–2 tie with the Ivory Coast on 16 January 2022.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Netherlands - I. Kallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  2. ^ "Feyenoord vs. Utrecht - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  3. ^ "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht (Dutch)". fcemmen.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. ^ "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht". July 26, 2016.
  5. ^ Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad - BBC Sport
  6. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone - 16 January 2022 - Soccerway".

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