Varney Kallon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Varney Kallon Kiatamba Junior | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Liberia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Calcutta Customs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Haja | |||
Karn United | |||
2012 | LPRC Oilers | ||
2013–2015 | Chin United | ||
2015–2016 | Vasco | ||
2016–2019 | NEROCA | 35 | (3) |
2019 | → Peerless (on loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021- | Calcutta Customs SC | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2017– | Liberia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Varney Kallon Kiatamba Jr. (born 24 April 1993) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
Career[]
Born in Liberia, Kallon began his career with Liberian Second Division League side Haja Football Club before moving to Karn United.[1] He soon then moved to first division side LPRC Oilers.[1] In 2013, Kallon decided to move abroad to Myanmar and signed for MNL-2 side Chin United.[2] While with Chin United, Kallon helped the club earn promotion to the Myanmar National League.[2]
After helping Chin United earn promotion, Kallon travelled to Kerala in India on the request of footballer Eric Brown to renew his visa.[2] He soon then moved to India permanently and signed for Vasco of the I-League 2nd Division and Goa Professional League.[3] He spent a season with Vasco before fellow African footballer Chika Wali recommended Kallon to I-League 2nd Division club NEROCA. He soon then signed for the club in 2016.[2]
While with the club, Kallon participated in the Durand Cup and the Manipur State League.[4] In May 2017, Kallon helped NEROCA earn promotion to the I-League.[1][5]
On 1 December 2017, Kallon made his professional debut for NEROCA in the I-League against Minerva Punjab.[6] He started and played the whole match as NEROCA lost 2–1.[7] Two weeks later, Kallon scored his first goal in the league for the club against Chennai City. His goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[8] Kallon then scored the only goal for NEROCA in a 1–0 victory over Gokulam Kerala.[9] At the end of the season, after leading NEROCA to a second place finish in their debut season, Kallon was adjudged as the I-League's Best Defender of the Season.[2] After the season ended, it was announced that Kallon had signed a new contract with NEROCA, keeping him with the club till 2020.[10]
International[]
On 5 June 2017, Kallon made his international debut for Liberia in an international friendly against Sierra Leone. He started the match as Liberia won 1–0.[11]
Professional career statistics[]
- As of 19 April 2018[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NEROCA | 2017–18 | I-League | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 |
2018–19 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
International[]
- As of 5 June 2017
Liberia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Chin United
- Peerless SC
Individual[]
- 2017–18 I-League Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender[16]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Varney Kallon Kiatamba win championship with NEROCA FC". Liberia Sports Online. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Pathak, Manasi (11 April 2018). "The unexpected Indian sojourn of Varney Kallon". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Vasco SC hammer Curtorim Gymkhana". Herald Goa. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "NEROCA FC Announces Squad For Durand Cup & MSL". The Indian League. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Bhubaneswar/PanchkulaFebruary 1, India Today Web Desk; February 1, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 20:53. "I-League: Neroca FC win thriller against Indian Arrows". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach". 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab 2-1 NEROCA". Soccerway.
- ^ "NEROCA 2-1 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ^ "NEROCA 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
- ^ "Varney Kallon re-signs with NEROCA". NEROCA F.C. (Twitter).
- ^ Kokoi, Anthony (6 June 2017). "Liberia Defeats Sierra Leone in International Friendly". Liberian Observer. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Varney Kallon at Soccerway
- ^ "Chin United won first ever MNL-2 title". Myanmar Football Federation. 28 June 2013. (in Burmese)
- ^ "CALCUTTA PREMIER DIVISION A 2019/20". Indianfooty.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "we have proved. Kromah leaded the team from the front :Jahar Das ,Peerless coach". Kolkata Today. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach". First Post. 22 March 2018.
External links[]
- Varney Kallon at Footballdatabase
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Liberian footballers
- Vasco SC players
- NEROCA FC players
- Association football defenders
- Goa Professional League players
- I-League 2nd Division players
- I-League players
- Liberia international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Peerless SC players
- Calcutta Football League players