| Giovanni Calderón | |
| Fullname: | Giovanni Dwight Calderón Chaparro |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | North Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | New England Revolution II |
| Clubnumber: | 66 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Connecticut FC Impact |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Westchester |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Beachside SC |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | D.C. United |
| Youthyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs5: | New York City FC |
| Youthyears6: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs6: | Beachside SC |
| Youthyears7: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs7: | Nomads SC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2021 |
| College1: | Navy Midshipmen |
| Collegecaps1: | 3 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2022–2024 |
| College2: | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| Collegecaps2: | 40 |
| Collegegoals2: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Puerto Rico U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Puerto Rico U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | Puerto Rico |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:19; March 28, 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:12; March 28, 2023 (UTC) |
Giovanni Dwight Calderón Chaparro (born February 8, 2002) is a footballer who plays as a defender for the MLS Next Pro club New England Revolution II. Born in the mainland United States, he plays for the Puerto Rico national team.
Calderón was born in North Haven, Connecticut to a Colombian father and Puerto Rican mother.[1]
Calderón first took an interest in soccer from the age of three, and joined his first club, Connecticut Football Club Impact, at the age of eight, playing alongside ten year olds.[2] He played youth soccer for FC Westchester, before going on to play for a number of academy sides, including professional clubs D.C. United and New York City FC.
Calderón was given a scholarship worth $5,000 from the New York Red Bulls in November 2018.[3]
He played for the United States Naval Academy's soccer team, the Navy Midshipmen, in 2021.[4] He then transferred to the California State University, Fullerton, where he again represented the university in soccer and captaining the side.[5]
In May 2021, he signed a contract with Hartford Athletic of the USL Championship, following a trial in March of the same year. He became the first player in the club's history to sign a USL Academy Contract, which allowed him to keep his collegiate eligibility while remaining eligible to represent Hartford Athletic in USL competitions, having already committed to playing for the Navy Midshipmen in December 2020.[6] [7]
Despite this, he went on to play for AC Connecticut in the USL League Two in the same month.[8] He made three appearances for AC Connecticut, before signing with the Ventura County Fusion for 2022 - going on to make five appearances in the league and five in the playoffs.[9] While at Ventura County Fusion, he captained the side and won the 2022 USL 2 National Championship.[10]
On July 6, 2024, he signed with New England Revolution II of MLS Next Pro.[11]
Calderón made his senior international debut for Puerto Rico on September 6, 2019, in a 4–0 friendly loss to Honduras.
He has two elder brothers, Joshua and Neekoli, both of whom played soccer, with Joshua also representing the Puerto Rico national football team.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hartford Athletic | 2021 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AC Connecticut | 2021 | USL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ventura County Fusion | 2022 | USL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||