Alexander Callens

Alexander Martín Callens Asín (born 4 May 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Major League Soccer club New York City FC and the Peru national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Callens and the second or maternal family name is Asín.

Alexander Callens
Personal information
Full name Alexander Martín Callens Asín[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-04) 4 May 1992
Place of birth Callao, Peru
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 6
Youth career
Sport Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Sport Boys 30 (1)
2011–2015 Real Sociedad B 86 (5)
2014 Real Sociedad 0 (0)
2015–2017 Numancia 39 (3)
2017– New York City FC 141 (7)
National team‡
2011 Peru U20 4 (1)
2013– Peru 30 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Peru
Copa América
Runner-up2019 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:47, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Spain

Born in Callao, Callens began his career in Sport Boys' youth categories. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2010 against León de Huánuco,[3] and scored his first goal on 19 June against Inti Gas Deportes.[4]

Callens signed a two-year deal with Real Sociedad from Spain in August 2011, being assigned to the reserves.[5] He went on to appear in several Segunda División B seasons with the latter.[6]

On 4 December 2014, Callens made his debut with the first team, playing the entire second half of a 0–0 draw at Real Oviedo in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[7] On 6 June of the following year, however, he was released.[8]

On 10 August 2015, Callens signed a one-year deal with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[9] He scored his first goal in the league the following 16 January, in a 2–0 away victory over Albacete Balompié.[10]

New York City

On 23 January 2017, Callens terminated his contract[11] and joined New York City FC shortly after,[12][13] scoring his first goal in the Major League Soccer on 3 June 2017 to help the hosts defeat Philadelphia Union 2–1.[14] Callens played every single minute of his first season in MLS, quickly establishing himself in the upper echelon of MLS center backs. For his efforts he won NYCFC's defender of the year award.

Callens converted the winning penalty for NYCFC in the MLS Cup 2021, as the Blues won 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 scoreline.

Personal life

In June 2018, Callens earned a U.S. green card which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 November 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Boys 2010 Peruvian Primera División24100——241
2011 6010——70
Total 301100000311
Real Sociedad B 2011–12 Segunda División B50———50
2012–13 180———180
2013–14 352———352
2014–15 283———283
Total 865000000865
Real Sociedad 2013–14 La Liga0000——00
2014–15 001000—10
Total 0010000010
Numancia 2015–16 Segunda División23210——242
2016–17 16100——161
Total 393100000403
New York City FC 2017 Major League Soccer 34210—1[lower-alpha 1]0362
2018 31100—3[lower-alpha 1]0341
2019 24000—1[lower-alpha 1]0250
2020 222—4[lower-alpha 2]21[lower-alpha 1]0274
2021 26 1 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 0 0 27 1
Total 13761052601498
Career total 2921540526030717
  1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played on 28 January 2022.[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru 201320
201481
201810
201920
2021120
202230
Total281
As of match played on 16 January 2022[18]
Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Callens goal.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Callens
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 September 2014Abdullah bin Khalifa, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–02–0Friendly

Honours

New York City FC

References
  1. "Real Sociedad de Fútbol SAD "B" – UB Conquense" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. "Alexander Callens" (in Spanish). CD Numancia. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. "León 3 – Boys 1" (in Spanish). Dechalaca. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. "Inti Gas 2 – Boys 1" (in Spanish). Dechalaca. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. "Alexander Callens oficializó su traspaso a la Real Sociedad de España" [Alexander Callens made transfer to Spain's Real Sociedad official] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  6. Sánchez, Ramón (2 June 2021). "Real Sociedad | Una inagotable cantera" [Real Sociedad | Neverending youth system]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. Campos, Tomás (4 December 2014). "El Tartiere resiste" [Tartiere holds on]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. "Altas y bajas en el Sanse" [Ins and outs at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. "Alex Callens, octavo refuerzo del C. D. Numancia 15–16" [Alex Callens, eighth addition of C.D. Numancia 15–16] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  10. "El Numancia se aleja del descenso a costa del Albacete" [Numancia stay clear of relegation at the expense of Albacete]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  11. "Alex Callens rescinde su contrato con el C. D. Numancia" [Alex Callens terminates his contract with C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  12. "NYCFC sign Alexander Callens". New York City FC. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. Stejskal, Sam (27 January 2017). "New York City sign Peruvian international center back Alexander Callens". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. "Chanot, Callens score late goals, NYCFC top Union". The Sports Network. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. "Alex Callens gets U.S. Green Card". Twitter. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  16. "A. Callens". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  17. Alexander Callens at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. "Perú vs. Catar: la Bicolor ganó 2–0 con goles de Callens y Guerrero (VIDEO)" [Peru vs. Qatar: Bicolor won 2–0 with goals from Callens and Guerrero (VIDEO)]. La República (in Spanish). 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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