Cristian Cálix

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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[edit]

Marathón[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Marathón

Real Monarchs

References[edit]

  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.

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