Viola Calligaris


Viola Calligaris is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Levante UD and the Switzerland women's national team.

Career

Club

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.

International

With the Swiss 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 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification stages, but Swiss team didn't qualify for neither of the tournaments final rounds. In March 2016, Calligaris debuted for the Swiss Senior Team in two friendly matches against United States. On July 3, 2017, Calligaris was called to represent Switzerland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the game's 65th minute. On November 24, 2017, in a match against Belarus for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Calligaris scored her first international goal.