Gio Calixtro

Giovanni Aguilar Calixtro (born June 27, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL League One club FC Tucson.

Gio Calixtro
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Aguilar-Calixtro
Date of birth (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000
Place of birth Cornelius, Oregon, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Tucson
Number 11
Youth career
Westside Timbers
Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Portland Timbers 2 55 (9)
2021– FC Tucson 50 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022

Career

Born in Cornelius, Oregon, Calixtro was part of Westside Timbers before joining the Portland Timbers youth academy.[1] He made his professional debut for Portland Timbers 2, the club's reserve team, on June 11, 2017 against Real Monarchs. He came on as a 83rd–minute substitute for Villyan Bijev.[2] Calixtro then scored his first professional goal in his first start a month later on July 23 against Reno 1868 in a 1−1 draw.[3] He became the youngest player in T2 history to score 2 goals in a game (18 years, 9 months, 3 days) on March 30, 2019 against LA Galaxy II. [4]

FC Tucson

On March 10, 2021, Calixtro joined USL League One club FC Tucson.[5] He made his debut for the club on May 1 against South Georgia Tormenta, starting in the 3–1 defeat.[6]

Career statistics
As of May 29, 2021[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers 2 2017 USL122————122
2018 USL30————30
2019 USL Championship266————266
2020 USL Championship141————141
FC Tucson 2021 USL League One121————121
Career total 671000006710

References
  1. "Oregon Premier League PDP" (PDF). National Premier Leagues.
  2. "Real Monarchs 2–0 Portland Timbers 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. June 11, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. "Reno 1868 1–1 Portland Timbers 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. July 23, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. "USL Championship Team of the Week". timbers.com. timbers. April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. "FC TUCSON SIGN FORMER TIMBERS 2 FORWARD GIOVANNI CALIXTRO". FC Tucson. March 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. "Tormenta 3–1 Tucson". Soccerway.
  7. Gio Calixtro at Soccerway


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