| Franco Calero | |
| Fullname: | Franco Néstor Calero |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Rosario, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Newell's Old Boys |
| Years1: | 2004 |
| Clubs1: | Newell's Old Boys |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2005 |
| Clubs2: | Nacional |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Durazno |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Madrid B |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | Zürich |
| Caps5: | ? |
| Goals5: | ? |
| Years6: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs6: | 1860 Munich |
| Caps6: | ? |
| Goals6: | ? |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs7: | Argentino |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Estudiantes |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2012 |
| Clubs9: | Real Zaragoza B |
| Caps9: | ? |
| Goals9: | ? |
| Years10: | 2012 |
| Clubs10: | Villarreal B |
| Caps10: | ? |
| Goals10: | ? |
| Years11: | 2013 |
| Clubs11: | Sariñena |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2013 |
| Clubs12: | → Robres (loan) |
| Caps12: | 2 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2014 |
| Clubs13: | Alfonso Ugarte |
| Caps13: | 18 |
| Goals13: | 8 |
| Years14: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs14: | Kissamikos |
| Caps14: | 14 |
| Goals14: | 7 |
| Years15: | 2015 |
| Clubs15: | Ansar |
| Caps15: | ? |
| Goals15: | ? |
| Years16: | 2015 |
| Clubs16: | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
| Caps16: | 0 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2016 |
| Clubs17: | Rio Claro |
| Caps17: | 0 |
| Goals17: | 0 |
| Years18: | 2016 |
| Clubs18: | Rangers |
| Caps18: | ? |
| Goals18: | ? |
| Years19: | 2016 |
| Clubs19: | Unión Rosario |
| Caps19: | ? |
| Goals19: | ? |
| Years20: | 2017 |
| Clubs20: | Aucas |
| Caps20: | 8 |
| Goals20: | 1 |
| Years21: | 2018 |
| Clubs21: | Kabuscorp |
| Caps21: | ? |
| Goals21: | ? |
| Years22: | 2019 |
| Clubs22: | El Farolito |
| Caps22: | 6 |
| Goals22: | 1 |
| Years23: | 2019 |
| Clubs23: | Cumbayá |
| Caps23: | ? |
| Goals23: | ? |
Franco Néstor Calero (born 9 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
Calero has played in five of FIFA's six confederations: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and UEFA.
Calero started with Newell's Old Boys from 1993, though never made a senior appearance.[2] He moved to Uruguay with Nacional in 2005 and, months later, Durazno.[1] He scored eight goals in twenty fixtures for the latter in the Segunda División in 2008.[3] [4] The aforementioned year saw Calero join La Liga side Atlético Madrid B; though he wouldn't feature competitively.[1] Further stints in Europe occurred with Zürich (Switzerland) and 1860 Munich (Germany), prior to Calero returning to Argentina with Primera D Metropolitana's Argentino.[1] Twenty-three games and two goals followed.[3] Estudiantes of Torneo Argentino B signed Calero in June 2011.[1]
After just two appearances for Estudiantes, Calero went back to Spanish football with Real Zaragoza B; and subsequently Villarreal B.[1] [3] In the following six months from August 2013, Calero spent time with fellow lower league teams Sariñena and Robres.[1] [5] [6] In 2014, Calero joined Peruvian Segunda División side Alfonso Ugarte.[7] [8] He scored eight goals in a few months with the club.[1] On 14 August, Kissamikos of the Gamma Ethniki in Greece became Calero's fourteenth senior team.[1] Seven goals in fourteen fixtures soon arrived in 2014–15 as they won promotion to tier two.[1] Calero left in 2015, securing a deal with Lebanon's Ansar.[1] [9] [10]
Calero joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona in mid-2015 in Israel, though only played in the Toto Cup against Maccabi Haifa in October.[1] [11] Moves to Rio Claro, Rangers and Unión Rosario came in 2016.[12] [13] [14] [15] Aucas of the Ecuadorian Serie B agreed terms with Calero in early 2017.[12] [16] [17] He netted once over Imbabura, on the way to promotion.[1] [18] Calero had a spell in Angola with Kabuscorp in 2018, before moving to the United States with El Farolito of the NPSL.[19] [20] [21] [22] He appeared in games with Academica, FC Davis and East Bay FC Stompers in his opening months, alongside an eleven-minute cameo in the U.S. Open Cup versus Fresno FC.[1]
To end 2019, Calero had a stint in the Ecuadorian Serie B with Cumbayá FC.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nacional | 2005 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Durazno | 2007–08 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Argentino | 2010–11 | Primera D Metropolitana | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Estudiantes | 2011–12 | Torneo Argentino B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sariñena | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robres (loan) | 2013–14 | Regional Preferente | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Alfonso Ugarte | 2014 | Peruvian Segunda División | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |||
| Kissamikos | 2014–15 | Gamma Ethniki | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rio Claro | 2016 | Campeonato Paulista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aucas | 2017 | Serie B | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| El Farolito | 2019 | NPSL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 28 | |||