André Jack Calisir ( hy, Անդրե Ջեկ Կալիսիր, ; born 13 June 1990) is an Armenian professional

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who plays as a

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for Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna. Born in Sweden, Calisir represents the Armenia national team.

Club career

Calisir began playing football in Djurgården's youth organization. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 9 May 2010, away against Örebro SK. Calisir's contract with Djurgården expired in December 2011 and was not extended. He joined second division side Jönköping with whom he won the

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in 2015 and secured promotion to the first division. Calisir joined IFK Göteborg in 2018 following Jönköping's relegation from the Allsvenskan. He came on as an extra-time substitute in IFK's defeat of Malmö FF in the

2020 Svenska Cupen Final The 2020 Svenska Cupen Final was played on 30 July 2020 between Allsvenskan clubs IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF. The match was played on Gamla Ullevi, the home ground of IFK Göteborg. The final was the culmination of the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen, th ...

on 30 July 2020.

International career

As a Swedish citizen of Armenian and

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descent, Calisir was eligible to play for the

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or Armenia national team in international football. He played for the Swedish youth teams, but opted to accept the call-up to the Armenia in May 2018. He debuted with the Armenia national team in a friendly 0–0 draw to Moldova on 4 June 2018.

Personal life

Calisir was born in Sweden and is of Armenian and Assyrian descent. His father is an Assyrian born in Turkey, and his mother, who is of Armenian descent, made him eligible to represent the Armenia national team.

Career statistics

Honours

Jönköping *

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IFK Göteborg * Svenska Cupen: 2019–20

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