Dimitry Caloin (born 8 May 1990) is a professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays for
FC Villefranche
Football Club Villefranche Beaujolais or simply Villefranche is a French association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône-Alpes and play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in town. The team played one season ...
. Born in France, he represents
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
at international level.
Professional career
A youth product of
FC Toulouse
Toulouse Football Club () is a French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse ...
, Caloin moved to
Limoges FC
Limoges Football () is an association football club based in Limoges, France. Founded in 1947 as Limoges Football Club, the team underwent several name changes, becoming Limoges Foot 87 from 1987 to 2003 before reverting to its original name, L ...
for seven years, eventually becoming vice-captain of the team. In the summer of 2017, he was transferred to
SO Cholet
Stade Olympique Choletais is a French association football team founded in 1913. The club is based in Cholet, Pays de la Loire and play at Omnisports Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000 spectators. They currently play in the Régional 3, ...
in the
Championnat National
The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...
. He spent the 2018–19 season with
Les Herbiers VF
Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers, Vendée. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 5,000 people. The colours of the club are red and black.
From the 2015 ...
, and signed for
FC Villefranche
Football Club Villefranche Beaujolais or simply Villefranche is a French association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône-Alpes and play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in town. The team played one season ...
in August 2019.
International career
Caloin is born in France, and is of Malagasy descent through his mother. He made his debut for the
Madagascar national football team
The Madagascar national football team, nicknamed ''Barea'' after the island's zebu, is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Malagasy Football Federation. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup. It took part i ...
in a 3–1
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the 32nd edition of the international men's association footbal ...
win over
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
on 9 June 2017.
Career statistics
International
References
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caloin, Dimitry
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Limoges
Malagasy men's footballers
Madagascar men's international footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
Malagasy people of French descent
Men's association football midfielders
Limoges Football players
SO Cholet players
Les Herbiers VF players
FC Villefranche Beaujolais players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Black French sportspeople
21st-century French sportsmen