Jonathan Calleri (; ; born 23 September 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a striker for Brazilian club

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. Calleri started his career at

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league ...

and played for

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

for one season before signing for Deportivo Maldonado. A series of

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have since ensued, firstly to Brasileirão club

, then to Europe with

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of the

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, and

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clubs

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, Alavés and

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. After this period of loans to European clubs, he returned to South America, rejoining São Paulo.

Club career

All Boys

On 14 August 2013, Calleri debuted for

against Estudiantes in the quarterfinals of

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. He made his league debut on 7 September, against

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of th ...

, and played his first full game in his team's defeat against Godoy Cruz on 7 October.

Boca Juniors

In July 2014, Calleri signed for

, with coach

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deciding to take-up the right that the club had with the player, a holding of 30% of the player' rights. On 27 July 2014, Calleri made his Boca debut in a 2–0 loss to

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. In the league, his debut came on 18 August as a substitute in a 1–0 win over

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, and a week later coach

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started Calleri for the first time in a 3–0 loss to

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. On 1 November 2015, Boca Juniors were crowned champions of the

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, in which Calleri scored 10 goals in 26 matches and achieved his first title as a professional player. Three days later, Boca Juniors won the

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Deportivo Maldonado

In January 2016, Calleri joined Uruguayan club

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. In an arrangement similar to a number of other players that have been registered to the club, he was loaned to

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

club

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in the same month.

São Paulo (loan)

On 3 February 2016, Calleri made his debut and scored his first goal for São Paulo as they drew 1–1 with

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in the 2016 edition of

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. On 13 July 2016, Calleri played his last match for São Paulo in a game they lost 1–2 against

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, in the Libertadores semifinals. He scored the only goal for São Paulo, in the 9th minute. Calleri said that it was his last game for the club and that he had "spent very beautiful six months" playing for Brazilian side. He ended the tournament as the top goalscorer, with 9 goals in 12 matches. That year, Calleri scored a total number of 16 goals in 31 matches played.

West Ham United (loan)

In August,

signed Calleri on a season-long loan. He made his

debut coming off the bench in the match against

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on 21 August 2016. His only goal for the club came in the 94th minute in a 3–1 win against

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at the

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on 21 January 2017. His full

debut finally came on 22 April 2017 in a 0–0 draw with Everton at the

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. He played 61 minutes before being replaced by

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. After 19 appearances with one goal scored, Calleri's loan ended.

Las Palmas (loan)

On 11 July 2017, Calleri joined

side

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on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the club on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

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, and scored his first goal seven days later but in a 1–5 home loss against

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Alavés (loan)

On 22 August 2018, Calleri was loaned to fellow La Liga side

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for one year.

Espanyol (loan)

On 26 August 2019, joined

on a season-long loan deal. Calleri scored a hat-trick for Espanyol in a

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match against

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on 27 February 2020; Espanyol won the match 3–2 but lost the two-legged tie by a score of 6–3.

Osasuna (loan)

On 13 September 2020, Calleri joined another

club, this time joining

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on a season-long loan deal.

São Paulo (second loan spell)

On 30 August 2021, Calleri returned to South America after 5 years in Europe, rejoining

on a 16-month-long loan deal.

São Paulo

On 25 July 2022, São Paulo announced they have activated Calleri's buyout clause, and he signed a contract running until December 2025.

International career

Due to his impressive performances with Boca Juniors and São Paulo, Calleri earned a call-up to the Argentina Olympic squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 29 July 2016, Calleri made his Argentina Olympic debut in a friendly against

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, which resulted in a 0–0 draw.

Personal life

Calleri is the nephew of Argentine former footballer

Néstor Fabbri Néstor Ariel Fabbri (born 29 April 1968) is an Argentinian former footballer who played as a defender. Career Fabbri started playing at the young division of All Boys in 1984, he made his debut for the first team during the 1984–85 season ...

.5 fatos sobre Calleri, sensação do São Paulo e artilheiro da Libertadores
- UOL

Career statistics

Honours

Boca Juniors * Primera División:

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: 2014–15

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calleri, Jonathan 1993 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players All Boys footballers Boca Juniors footballers Deportivo Maldonado players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players São Paulo FC players Premier League players West Ham United F.C. players La Liga players UD Las Palmas players Deportivo Alavés players RCD Espanyol footballers CA Osasuna players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Argentina Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain