Aaron Calver
 Calver in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Robert Calver | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Caringbah, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gwangju FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Helensburgh Thistles | |||
| Illawarra Metropolitan | |||
| Wollongong Wolves | |||
| 2012 | NSWIS | ||
| 2012 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Sydney FC | 50 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Western United | 34 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Perth Glory | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gwangju FC | 44 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U17 | 13 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 23 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2016 | |||
Aaron Robert Calver (born 12 January 1996) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Gwangju FC.
Early life
Calver attended Heathcote High School in southern Sydney.
Career
On 30 December 2012, Calver was called up to the first team for Sydney's New Year's Eve clash against Adelaide United. Calver was substituted on in only the 14th minute of his sides 3–0 loss after Adam Griffiths sustained a leg injury. Aged only sixteen (and having become Sydney's second youngest ever player, behind Terry Antonis), Calver was soon in contention for a position in the starting lineup, with several other defenders in the squad injured.
In the 2014–15 season, Calver spent time playing at right-back, as well as his more customary centre-back role. In February 2015, Calver was slapped by a Western Sydney Wanderers fan after watching the Sydney Derby; he declined to press charges from the incident. In April 2015, Calver signed a new two-year deal with Sydney.
Calver signed with new side Western United for the 2019–20 A-League season. After two seasons with Western United Calver was released.
On 27 March 2022, Calver joined Gwangju FC of K League 2.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 21 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2012–13 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 3 | ||
| Western United | 2019–20 | A-League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Gwangju FC | 2022 | K League 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| 2023 | K League 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 156 | 7 | ||
Honours
Sydney
- National Youth League Premiership: 2013–14
- A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–2018
- A-League Championship: 2018–19
Gwangju