Cyril Kali

Cyril Kali (born 21 January 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, Kali represented Saint Martin national football team on four occasions.

Club career Besançon-born Cyril Kali played in his youth years for French side AJ Auxerre and OSC Lille, while making his professional debut for Norwegian side Lillestrøm SK.

In 2006, Kali began his senior career at the Norwegian side Lillestrøm SK. Since 2007, he has played professional football in Greece for PS Kalamata (2007), Asteras Tripolis (2007–08), Panetolikos F.C. (2008–10), Veria F.C. (thrice in 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2014–17 season) AEL (2011) and Apollon Pontus in the 2017–18 season.

As a central defender, Kali has spent more than a decade in the Greek football league where he had turned out for clubs like Asteras, Tripolis and AEL. With Veria, he played 42 league matches and finished Runners-up in the 2011–12 Greek Football League

Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC have announced the signing of Cyril Kali for the 2018–19 season. He made 14 appearances and 23 interceptions for the club before moving to Panserraikos F.C. in 2019.

He has also played for Greek side PAOK FC.

Career statistics Kerala Blasters On 3 July 2018, Kali joined Indian Super League top division club Kerala Blasters FC.

International career He made his debut for Saint Martin national football team on 5 September 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League Group-A match against Barbados, as a starter. He appeared in 4 international matches for his country in 2019.

Honours Veria Football League Greece runners-up: 2011–12