Alexander Callens

Alexander Martín Callens Asín (born 4 May 1992) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a central defender for American club New York City FC.

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
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
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 111 (5)
National team‡
2011 Peru U20 4 (1)
2013– Peru 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2019

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]

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

On 4 December 2014, Callens made his debut with the first team, playing the entire second half of a 0–0 away draw against Real Oviedo for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[6] On 6 June of the following year, however, he was released.[7]

On 10 August 2015, Callens signed a one-year deal with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[8] He scored his first goal in the league the following 16 January, in a 2–0 win at Albacete Balompié.[9]

New York City

On 23 January 2017, Callens terminated his contract[10] and joined New York City FC shortly after,[11][12] scoring his first goal in the Major League Soccer on 3 June 2017 to help the hosts defeat Philadelphia Union 2–1.[13]

Personal life

In June 2018, Callens earned a U.S. green card which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 March 2020[15]
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Boys 2010 Peruvian Primera División2410000241
2011 60100070
Total 3011000311
Real Sociedad B 2011–12 Segunda División B50000050
2012–13 1800000180
2013–14 3520000352
2014–15 2830000283
Total 8650000865
Real Sociedad 2013–14 La Liga00000000
2014–15 00100010
Total 00100010
Numancia 2015–16 Segunda División2321000242
2016–17 1610000161
Total 3931000403
New York City 2017 Major League Soccer 32210—332
2018 Major League Soccer 34100—341
2019 Major League Soccer 24010—250
2020 Major League Soccer 20002[lower-alpha 1]242
Total 9231022965
Career total 24711502225413
  1. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International goals
As of 9 September 2014 (Peru score listed first, score column indicates score after each Callens goal)[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2014Abdullah bin Khalifa, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–02–0Friendly

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. Campos, Tomás (4 December 2014). "El Tartiere resiste" [Tartiere holds on]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. "Altas y bajas en el Sanse" [Ins and outs at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "NYCFC sign Alexander Callens". New York City FC. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  12. Stejskal, Sam (27 January 2017). "New York City sign Peruvian international center back Alexander Callens". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. "Chanot, Callens score late goals, NYCFC top Union". The Sports Network. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  14. "Alex Callens gets U.S. Green Card". Twitter. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  15. "A. Callens". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  16. "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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