Pol Calvet

Pol Calvet (born 19 April 1994) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Pol Calvet
Calvet with Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full namePol Calvet Planellas
Date of birth (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthSant Cugat, Spain
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2007Ferrán Martorell
2007–2008Sant Andreu
2008–2013Barcelona
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017Pittsburgh Panthers14(1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016Barcelona B19(0)
2016Deportivo B22(6)
2016–2017Llagostera5(0)
Total45(6)
International career
2011Spain U174(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2018

Club career

Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Calvet joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2008, aged 14. He made his Barça B debut on 23 March 2013, coming on as a late substitute for the reserves in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca for the Segunda División championship.[1]

On 10 June 2013, Calvet was definitely promoted to the B-side.[2] He was handed his first start on 31 August, in a 1–0 home win against Real Zaragoza.[3]

On 7 January 2016, he joined Galician team Deportivo de La Coruña from Barcelona B, initially signing for the B–team until June 2016, but with an option to renew and be promoted to the first team at the end of the season. After leaving Deportivo, Calvet joined Llagostera and went on to make four appearances with the club.

In 2017 Calvet decided to play college soccer in the United States at the University of Pittsburgh. Following one year of college soccer, Calvet was selected by Los Angeles FC with the twenty fourth pick of the second round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft but he was never offered a contract by the club.[4]

On 11 November 2018, Calvert announced his retirement from football at the age of 24.[5]

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