Issa Kallon

Issa Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth	3 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Zeist, Netherlands
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Nantong Zhiyun
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2005	VV Jonathan
2005–2014	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Utrecht
2016–2017	→ Emmen (loan)
2017–2022	Cambuur
2022–2023	Shanghai Port
2024–	Nantong Zhiyun
International career‡
2010–2011	Netherlands U15
2011–2012	Netherlands U16
2012	Netherlands U17
2013	Netherlands U18
2013–2015	Netherlands U19
2015	Netherlands U20
2022–	Sierra Leone
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 23 July 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun as a winger.^[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Kallon is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut at 24 August 2014 in a 1–2 away win against Feyenoord.^[2]

On 27 July 2016 he went on a 1-year loan to FC Emmen.^[3]

On 14 August 2017, Kallon joined SC Cambuur.^[4] He left the club after five years, on 30 June 2022, as his contract expired.^[5]

On 28 July 2022, Kallon joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.^[6]

On 9 February 2024, Kallon joined fellow Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.^[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kallon is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.^[8] Kallon was included in the Sierra Leone squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.^[9] He debuted with Sierra Leone in a 2–2 tie with the Ivory Coast on 16 January 2022.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 October 2023^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Utrecht	2014–15	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2015–16	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Emmen (loan)	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	37	4	4	1	—		4	1	41	5
Cambuur	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	31	2	3	1	—		1	1	35	4
	2018–19		27	0	3	0	—		4	0	34	0
	2019–20		22	6	1	0	—		—		23	6
	2020–21		31	11	1	0	—		—		32	11
	2021–22	Eredivisie	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	Total		143	24	9	1	0	0	5	1	40	27
Shanghai Port	2022	Chinese Super League	18	1	3	1	—		—		21	2
	2023	Chinese Super League	23	5	1	0	0	0	—		24	5
	Total		41	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	45	7
Career Total			227	34	17	3	0	0	9	2	253	39

Honours

Cambuur

Eerste Divisie: 2020–21

Shanghai Port

Chinese Super League: 2023

References

^ "Netherlands - I. Kallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ "Feyenoord vs. Utrecht - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht (Dutch)". fcemmen.nl. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ "Issa Kallon naar SC Cambuur". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ Bos, Gerard (11 May 2022). "Na vijf seizoenen speelt Issa Kallon woensdagavond in principe zijn laatste thuisduel voor Cambuur. Zeg nooit nooit". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^ "官方：前大连人后卫李帅、荷甲前锋伊萨-卡隆加盟上海海港". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "官方：前上海海港外援伊萨-卡隆加盟南通支云" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht". 26 July 2016.
^ Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad - BBC Sport
^ "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone - 16 January 2022 - Soccerway".
^ Issa Kallon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

External links

Career stats - Voetbal International
Issa Kallon at WorldFootball.net

[soccerway-1] "Netherlands - I. Kallon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

[soccerway2-2] "Feyenoord vs. Utrecht - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

[FC_Emmen-3] "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht (Dutch)". fcemmen.nl. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[4] "Issa Kallon naar SC Cambuur". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

[5] Bos, Gerard (11 May 2022). "Na vijf seizoenen speelt Issa Kallon woensdagavond in principe zijn laatste thuisduel voor Cambuur. Zeg nooit nooit". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2022.

[6] "官方：前大连人后卫李帅、荷甲前锋伊萨-卡隆加盟上海海港". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[7] "官方：前上海海港外援伊萨-卡隆加盟南通支云" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[8] "FC Emmen huurt Issa Kallon van FC Utrecht". 26 July 2016.

[9] Afcon 2021: Ex-England defender Steven Caulker named in Sierra Leone squad - BBC Sport

[10] "Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sierra Leone - 16 January 2022 - Soccerway".

[11] Issa Kallon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

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