Javier Calle Estrada (born 29 April 1991) is a Colombian

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who last played as a

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for Colombian club Boyaca Chico.

Club career

Calle began his career with the youth team

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, before graduating to the senior squad in 2009. Calle had a loan spell with

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in 2012 and a further loan spell with

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in 2013.Javier Calle the man who could be New York City's third DP
- hudsonriverblue.com He had his best season with Medellin in 2014 as he scored six goals in 21 league appearances to help his club make the final, which they lost against Santa Fe. Calle was loaned to

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club

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on February 6, 2015, for the entirety of the 2015 MLS season. On July 26, against

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, he scored his first goal of the season in their 5–3 victory.

International career

Calle played five matches for the Colombia national u-20 team that reached the quarter-finals at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calle, Javier 1991 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Footballers from Medellín Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen América de Cali footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Jaguares de Córdoba footballers New York City FC players Montevideo City Torque players Club Destroyers players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Major League Soccer players Uruguayan Segunda División players Bolivian Primera División players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Men's association football midfielders