Viola Calligaris
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viola Mónica Calligaris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarnen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | FC Giswil | ||
| 2009 | FC Sachseln | ||
| 2009–2011 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2011–2012 | SC Emmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | SC Kriens | ||
| 2013–2017 | BSC YB | 58 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Valencia | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Levante | 46 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Juventus (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Juventus | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Switzerland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (10) |
| 2013–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2016– | Switzerland | 72 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 October 2025 | |||
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Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Calligaris began playing football at FC Giswil in Obwalden at a young age. In March 2009, she moved to FC Sachseln and in September of the same year, Calligaris moved to SC Kriens. She then went to SC Emmen United. In 2012, she began her professional career at SC Kriens. In 2013, Calligaris signed with Swiss powerhouse BSC Young Boys. For the 2017/18 season, she moved to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Primera División.[2][3]
On 29 June 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Calligaris on a two-year deal until June 2025.[4]
On 15 January 2024, Calligaris joined Juventus on a loan deal until the end of the season.[5] On 7 July 2024, Juventus announced the signing of Calligaris on a permanent deal until June 2026.[6]
International career
[edit | edit source]With the U17 team, Calligaris played at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Despite scoring nine goals in six matches, her team was unable to reach the tournament final stages. With the U19 team, she played at the 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification phases, but Switzerland failed to qualify for both of the tournaments. In March 2016, Calligaris debuted for the Swiss senior team in two friendly matches against the United States. On 3 July 2017, Calligaris was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.[7] She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute.[8][9] On 24 November 2017, in a match against Belarus in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification phase, Calligaris scored her first senior international goal.[10]
On 23 June 2025, Calligaris was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She holds dual Swiss and Italian citizenship.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 24 October 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Calligaris goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 November 2017 | Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 28 November 2017 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 June 2018 | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 2 September 2022 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 6 September 2022 | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 1–0 | 15–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 5 April 2024 | Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 16 July 2024 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Senior national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
- Under-19 national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
- Under-17 national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
- Under-16 national team profile at Football.ch (in German)
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Sarnen
- Sportspeople from Obwalden
- Swiss women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- BSC YB Frauen players
- Atlético Madrid Femenino players
- Valencia CF Femenino players
- Levante UD Femenino players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players
- Juventus FC (women) players
- Women's Super League (Switzerland) players
- Liga F players
- Première Ligue players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Switzerland women's youth international footballers
- Switzerland women's international footballers
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- 21st-century Swiss sportswomen
- Swiss expatriate women's footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy