Issa Kallon

Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port as a winger.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.

Issa Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996
Place of birth Zeist, Netherlands
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Shanghai Port
Number 34
Youth career
2003–2005 VV Jonathan
2005–2014 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Utrecht 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Emmen (loan) 37 (4)
2017–2022 Cambuur 143 (24)
2022– Shanghai Port 18 (1)
International career‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 4 (1)
2012 Netherlands U17 5 (0)
2013 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2013–2015 Netherlands U19 15 (2)
2015 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2022– Sierra Leone 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Kallon is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut at 24 August 2014 in a 1–2 away win against Feyenoord.[2]

On 27 July 2016 he went on a 1-year loan to FC Emmen.[3]

On 14 August 2017, Kallon joined SC Cambuur.[4] He left the club after five years, on 30 June 2022, as his contract expired.[5]

On 28 July 2022, Kallon joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kallon is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.[7] Kallon was included in the Sierra Leone squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] He debuted with Sierra Leone in a 2–2 tie with the Ivory Coast on 16 January 2022.[9]

References
  1. "Netherlands - I. Kallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  2. "Feyenoord vs. Utrecht - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  3. "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht (Dutch)". fcemmen.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. "Issa Kallon naar SC Cambuur". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. Bos, Gerard (11 May 2022). "Na vijf seizoenen speelt Issa Kallon woensdagavond in principe zijn laatste thuisduel voor Cambuur. Zeg nooit nooit". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. "官方：前大连人后卫李帅、荷甲前锋伊萨-卡隆加盟上海海港". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht". July 26, 2016.
  8. Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad - BBC Sport
  9. "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone - 16 January 2022 - Soccerway".
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