Cristian Cálix

Honduran footballer (born 1999)

Cristian Cálix
Personal information
Full name Cristian Neptalí Cálix Alvarado[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olancho FC
Number 16
Youth career
2012–2017 Marathón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Marathón 31 (3)
2018–2022 Atlas 0 (0)
2019 → Real Monarchs (loan) 7 (1)
2020–2022 → Marathón (loan) 41 (4)
2022– Olancho FC 7 (1)
International career‡
Honduras U17[2]
2018–2019 Honduras U20 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2021

Cristian Neptalí Cálix Alvarado (born 9 September 1999) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Olancho FC.

Club career

Marathón

Born in Juticalpa, Olancho, Cálix is the youngest of five brothers. At the age of 13, he decided to try his luck and pursue a footballing career in San Pedro Sula, where he joined the youth setup of C.D. Marathón.[3] On 29 April 2017, Cálix made his senior debut for Marathón in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras at the age of 17, coming off the bench in a 2–1 home victory over C.D.S. Vida in the Clausura tournament.[4][5] The following season, Cálix appeared regularly for Marathón, and his first senior goal eventually came on 17 September 2017 in a 3–2 home win against C.D. Olimpia.[6] He would add a further two goals that campaign in matches against Motagua and Honduras Progreso, as his side won the 2018 Clausura tournament.

Atlas

On 27 December 2018, Atlas F.C. announced the transfer of Cálix from Marathón.[7][8] He signed a four-year contract with Los Rojinegros, but was assigned to the under-20 team after a delay in his registration.[9][10] Once he was finally registered, Cálix was included the squad list for the Liga MX match against Club Puebla. He was a unused substitute in a 2–1 home loss.[11][12] He spent the rest of the season with the U–20 side, playing nine matches and scoring one goal.

Loan to Real Monarchs

On 9 July 2019, USL Championship side Real Monarchs announced the loan signing of Cálix for the remainder of the season.[13] He made his debut – off the bench – in a 4–1 win against Tulsa Roughnecks FC, replacing Luis Arriaga in the 82nd minute.[14] He scored his first goal the following 17 September in another 4–1 win, this time against Tacoma Defiance away from home.[15][16] Cálix returned to Atlas after Real Monarchs opted not to trigger the buy-option in his contract.[17]

Return to Marathón

On 6 January 2020, Cálix returned to C.D. Marathón, signing with the Esmeraldas on a year-long loan.[18][19] He played the first match of his second spell the following 23 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 5–0 away defeat to Olimpia.[20][21] The following season, Cálix scored the opening goal in a 3–0 home victory against Real España on 14 October 2020.[22]

International career

In July 2018, Cálix was called up to represent his nation at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia.[23] He played in every match at the tournament and he opened the scoring in the third place match against Haiti, where he helped his side win 3–0 and take home bronze.[24]

The following year, Cálix represented Honduras at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[25] He would only play in two matches, as Honduras were eliminated in the group stage.[26]

In June 2021, he was included in the preliminary 60-man Honduras squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but was dropped from the final squad.[27][28]

Honors

Marathón

Real Monarchs

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Castañeda, Gian Carlos (5 July 2019). "Real Monarchs, la nueva casa de los jugadores hondureños en los Estados Unidos". Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Cristian Cálix, la joyita que está puliendo Héctor Vargas en el Marathón". Diario La Prensa.
  4. ^ Marathón vs. Vida 2 – 1 Soccerway.com; 29 April 2017
  5. ^ "Marathón derrota 2-1 al Vida y enfrentará al H. Progreso en repechajes" [Marathón defeats Vida 2-1 and will face H. Progreso in the play-offs] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "¡Súper remontada! Marathón resucita y baja de las nubes al Olimpia" [Super comeback! Marathón rises and descends from the clouds to Olimpia] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Cristian Cálix es fichado por el Atlas de México". Diario La Prensa.
  8. ^ "Oficial: Atlas anuncia a Cristian Cálix como nuevo refuerzo para el Clausura 2019" [Official: Atlas announces Cristian Cálix as a new reinforcement for Clausura 2019] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 27 December 2018.
  9. ^ "¿Por qué Cristian Cálix no juega con el Atlas en México?" [Why doesn't Cristian Cálix play for Atlas in Mexico?] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 23 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Cristian Cálix, amonestado en su debut con la Sub-20 del Atlas" [Cristian Cálix, booked in his debut with the Atlas U-20s] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ Huerta, César (8 February 2019). "Puebla derrota 1-2 al Atlas en la jornada 6 del Clausura 2019". AS Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Cristian Cálix fue suplente en la dura derrota del Atlas en la Liga MX" [Cristian Cálix was a substitute in the hard defeat of Atlas in Liga MX] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 8 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Real Monarchs SLC Acquires Cristian Calix on Loan for Remainder of 2019 Season". Real Salt Lake. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Real Monarchs SLC Trounces Tulsa Roughnecks FC 4-1". Real Salt Lake. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Real Monarchs Tops Tacoma Defiance 4-1". Real Salt Lake. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. ^ "El hondureño Cristian Cálix se estrenó como goleador en Real Monarchs" [The Honduran Cristian Cálix made his debut as a goalscorer with Real Monarchs] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 18 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Cristian Cálix no seguirá en el Real Monarchs y regresará al Atlas de México" [Cristian Cálix will not continue at Real Monarchs and will return to Atlas of México] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Cristian Cálix es nuevo fichaje del Marathón para el Clausura 2020" [Cristian Cálix is the new Marathón signing for the Clausura 2020] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 6 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Cristian Cálix, nuevo refuerzo del Marathón para el Clausura 2019-20". Diario La Prensa.
  20. ^ "Olimpia golea 5-0 al Marathón en el Nacional" [Olimpia thrashes Marathón 5-0 at the Nacional] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 February 2020.
  21. ^ Olimpia vs. Marathón 5 – 0 Soccerway.com; 23 February 2020
  22. ^ "Marathón baja de las nubes al Real España y manda en San Pedro Sula". Diario La Prensa.
  23. ^ "Cálix, Guevara y Gómez liderarán a Honduras en los Juegos de Barranquilla" [Cálix, Guevara and Gómez will lead Honduras at the Barranquilla Games] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Honduras se queda con el bronce en Barranquilla tras vencer a Haití" [Honduras goes home with bronze in Barranquilla after beating Haiti] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 31 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Honduras confirma su lista definitiva para el Mundial Sub-20 de Polonia" [Honduras confirms its final list for the U-20 World Cup in Poland] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 13 May 2019.
  26. ^ "Honduras salvó al Tri de ser el peor de Concacaf perdiendo 12-0 con Noruega" [Honduras saved El Tri from being the worst in Concacaf, losing 12-0 to Norway] (in Spanish). TUDN. 30 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Confirmada: La lista preliminar de la Selección Nacional de Honduras para la Copa Oro 2021" [Confirmed: The preliminary list of the Honduran National Team for the 2021 Gold Cup] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 18 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Oficial: La convocatoria de la Selección de Honduras para la Copa Oro 2021" [Official: The call for the Honduras National Team for the 2021 Gold Cup] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 30 June 2021.
  29. ^ "New Champions crowned in Concacaf". CONCACAF. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  30. ^ "¡Marathón se consagra como campeón de Copa Presidente!" [Marathón is consecrated as President's Cup champion!] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 13 May 2017.
  31. ^ "Louisville City FC vs Real Monarchs SLC". USL Championship. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

  • Cristian Cálix at Soccerway
  • Cristian Cálix at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)