| Joshua Calderón | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Javier Calderón Chaparro |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | North Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Westchester Academy |
| Youthclubs2: | St Benedict's PDA |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| College1: | Iona Gaels |
| Collegecaps1: | 59 |
| Collegegoals1: | 5 |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Elm City Express |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Patriotas Boyacá |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | CD Ferroviario |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | AC Connecticut |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Metropolitan FA |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Western Mass Pioneers |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Puerto Rico U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Puerto Rico |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:19, 28 March 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:12, 28 March 2023 (UTC) |
Joshua Javier Calderón Chaparro (born 11 September 1996) is a Puerto Rican soccer player who plays as a defender.
Calderón was born in North Haven, Connecticut to a Colombian father and Puerto Rican mother.[1]
Having played soccer at the St. Benedict's Preparatory School's player development academy, Calderón committed to playing college soccer at the Iona University. He went on to make a total of fifty-nine appearances over four years for the university soccer team, the Iona Gaels, scoring five goals.[2]
After leaving university, Calderón spent a season with Elm City Express in the National Premier Soccer League in 2018.[3] He later travelled to Colombia and went on trial with Boyacá Chicó, before spending six months with Patriotas Boyacá, though he was unable to sign officially with either.[3] [4] He also spent three months in Spain with UD Ourense, though this appears to be a trial, as no record of him appearing for the club exists.[4]
Calderón spent time with Colombian side Acción Cívica in 2019, and was briefly signed with Boca Gibraltar in December of the same year, before spending the 2020 pre-season with American side Hartford Athletic.[5] He also trained with English EFL League Two side Cambridge United, before his stay was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[5]
In October 2020, he was one of five Puerto Rican soccer players to travel to Bolivia to play in the Copa Simón Bolívar with CD Ferroviario.[1] [6] He returned to the United States in 2021, playing two games for AC Connecticut in the USL League Two in May 2021.[7]
He signed with Puerto Rican side Metropolitan FA in July 2021, ahead of the club's participation in the CONCACAF Champions League.[5] Later in the same year, he returned to Colombia to train with Categoría Primera A side América de Cali He signed his first professional contract under Juan Carlos Osorio for América de Cali. Because of his affiliation with Metropolitan, the Puerto Rican Federation did not acknowledge him as a free agent and prevented him from debuting in the Colombian 1st Division. [3]
In 2022, he made two appearances for the Western Mass Pioneers in the USL League Two, and received a red card in team's 2–0 U.S. Open Cup win over Brockton.[8]
His younger brother, Giovanni, is also a soccer player, and has also represented Puerto Rico at international level.[1] His older brother, Neekoli, is a former soccer player.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Patriotas Boyacá | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AC Connecticut | 2021 | USL League Two | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Western Mass Pioneers | 2022 | USL League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals Joshua signed for America de Cali, Colombia, South America. https://youtu.be/DKMHjbHGvxY | - | Puerto Rico | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | ||||||