Gio Calixtro

Giovanni Aguilar Calixtro (born June 27, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Timbers 2 in the USL Championship.

Gio Calixtro
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Aguilar-Calixtro
Date of birth (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000
Place of birth Cornelius, Oregon, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Portland Timbers 2
Number 91
Youth career
Westside Timbers
Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Portland Timbers 2 55 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

Career

Born in Cornelius, Oregon, Calixtro was part of Westside Timbers before joining the Portland Timbers youth academy.[1] He made his professional debut for Portland Timbers 2, the club's reserve team, on June 11, 2017 against Real Monarchs. He came on as a 83rd–minute substitute for Villyan Bijev.[2] Calixtro then scored his first professional goal in his first start a month later on July 23 against Reno 1868 in a 1−1 draw.[3] He became the youngest player in T2 history to score 2 goals in a game (18 years, 9 months, 3 days) on March 30, 2019 against LA Galaxy II. [4]

Career statistics

As of January 5, 2020[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers 2 2017 USL122122
2018 USL3030
2019 USL Championship266266
Career total 4180000418

References

  1. "Oregon Premier League PDP" (PDF). National Premier Leagues.
  2. "Real Monarchs 2–0 Portland Timbers 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. June 11, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. "Reno 1868 1–1 Portland Timbers 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. July 23, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. "USL Championship Team of the Week". timbers.com. timbers. April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. Gio Calixtro at Soccerway


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