Adrián Calello

Adrián Daniel Calello (, ; born 14 May 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Quilmes Atlético Club.

He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on 24 February 2007. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season he joined reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. With the Croatian club, Calello has won two domestic league titles, one Croatian Cup and one Croatian Supercup.

Career

Independiente Calello debuted for the senior squad of Independiente on 24 February 2007 in club's home defeat against Boca Juniors 3–1. He entered the match as a 16th-minute substitute for Gastón Machín. During the 2006–07 season, Calello made 14 appearances in the closing tournament of Primera División. The following season, he made a total of 15 appearances in the opening and 9 appearances in the closing tournament. The 2008–09 season saw Calello make 13 appearances in the opening tournament before he was transferred to Croatian reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb. Calello made a total of 51 league appearances for Independiente, also featuring in one Copa Sudamericana match for the club.

Dinamo Zagreb On 15 December 2008, Callelo was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He signed a -year contract for his new club. His first official match for Dinamo Zagreb was a 2008–09 Prva HNL tie against the club's biggest rivals Hajduk Split on 24 February 2009. Dinamo Zagreb lost the match 2–0 and Calello was responsible for Hajduk Split scoring their first goal from a penalty-kick. He made 12 league appearances and 3 cup appearances in his debut season with the club. The 2009–10 season saw calello feature in 20 out of 30 league matches for Dinamo Zagreb. He also made three appearances in Croatian Cup and four appearances in European competitions. He scored the first goal of his professional career in a 2010–11 Prva HNL match against RNK Split, which ended up being the winning goal as Dinamo won the match 1–0.

Siena On 31 January 2013, the board of Siena confirmed signing of Calello on a free transfer.

Personal life Like many Argentine men's footballers who share an Italian ancestry, Calello also holds an Italian passport, thanks to his descent from Spilinga (VV), in Calabria, where his father is from.

Calello is also a high level Age of Empires 2 player who plays under the alias "Carbo" for the clan Dark Side.

Career statistics

Note: the Croatian Cup appearances for Dinamo Zagreb can be viewed at the official website of the club nk-dinamo.hr under the section The Match.

Honours Dinamo Zagreb Croatian First League: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 Croatian Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11 Croatian Super Cup: 2010