# Caleb Calvert

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{{short description|American soccer player (born 1996)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name                = Caleb Calvert
|image               = Caleb Calvert Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids 2016-10-16 (30377656705) (cropped).jpg
|image_size          = 
|caption             = Calvert with Colorado Rapids in 2016
|fullname            = 
|birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1996|10|22}}
|birth_place         = [Wrightwood, California](/source/Wrightwood%2C_California), United States
|height              = {{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on}}
|position            = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
|currentclub         = 
|clubnumber          = 
|youthyears1         = 2011–2013
|youthclubs1         = [Chivas USA](/source/Chivas_USA)
|years1              = 2013–2014
|clubs1              = [Chivas USA](/source/Chivas_USA)
|caps1               = 0
|goals1              = 0
|years2              = 2015–2018
|clubs2              = [Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids)
|caps2               = 21
|goals2              = 1
|years3              = 2015–2016
|clubs3              = → [Charlotte Independence](/source/Charlotte_Independence) (loan)
|caps3               = 41
|goals3              = 8
|years4              = 2017
|clubs4              = → [Charlotte Independence](/source/Charlotte_Independence) (loan)
|caps4               = 6
|goals4              = 1
|years5              = 2018
|clubs5              = → [Charlotte Independence](/source/Charlotte_Independence) (loan)
|caps5               = 18
|goals5              = 1
|years6              = 2019
|clubs6              = [Saint Louis FC](/source/Saint_Louis_FC)
|caps6               = 28
|goals6              = 2
|nationalyears1      = 
|nationalteam1       = 
|nationalcaps1       = 
|nationalgoals1      = 
|medaltemplates      = 
|club-update         = October 24, 2019
|nationalteam-update = 
}}

'''Caleb Calvert''' (born October 22, 1996) is an American [soccer](/source/association_football) player who most recently played for [Saint Louis FC](/source/Saint_Louis_FC) in the [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship).

==Early life and education==
Caleb attended [Serrano High School](/source/Serrano_High_School) in [Phelan, California](/source/Phelan%2C_California).  He had originally committed to playing [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) collegiate soccer for the [University of California, Santa Barbara](/source/University_of_California%2C_Santa_Barbara) [men's soccer](/source/UC_Santa_Barbara_Gauchos_men's_soccer) team alongside his Chivas USA Academy teammate [Ben Spencer](/source/Ben_Spencer_(soccer)) before electing to turn professional.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoatparade.com/2013/2/7/3962550/chivas-usa-academy-seven-players-commit-college-national-signing-day |title=Chivas USA Academy: Seven Players Commit to College on National Signing Day |last=Rodriguez |first=Alicia |date=February 7, 2013 |website=www.thegoatparade.com |accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/chivas-usa-signs-newest-homegrown-player_aid28963 |title=Chivas USA signs newest Homegrown Player |last=Eskilson |first=J.R. |date=July 2, 2013 |website=www.topdrawersoccer.com |accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoatparade.com/2013/7/2/4487020/report-chivas-usa-set-sign-academy-player-caleb-calvert-homegrown-forward |title=Report: Chivas USA set to sign Academy player Caleb Calvert to Homegrown deal |last=Rodriguez |first=Alicia |date=July 2, 2013 |website=www.thegoatparade.com |accessdate=October 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Career==
===Professional===
On July 5, 2013, Calvert signed a [homegrown](/source/Homegrown_Player_Rule_(Major_League_Soccer)) player contract with [Chivas USA](/source/Chivas_USA), making him the youngest signing in club history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chivas USA sign 16-year-old forward Caleb Calvert as Homegrown player|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/07/05/chivas-usa-sign-16-year-old-forward-caleb-calvert-homegrown-player|website=MLSsoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=5 July 2013|archive-date=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403070015/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/07/05/chivas-usa-sign-16-year-old-forward-caleb-calvert-homegrown-player|url-status=dead}}</ref>  However, he never got a chance to play for the club as Chivas folded after the 2014 season.

On November 19, 2014, Calvert was selected by the [Colorado Rapids](/source/Colorado_Rapids) in the [2014 MLS Dispersal Draft](/source/2014_MLS_Dispersal_Draft).<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapids select Caleb Calvert in the Chivas USA Dispersal Draft|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2014/11/rapids-select-caleb-calvert-chivas-usa-dispersal-draft|website=ColoradoRapids.com|publisher=Colorado Rapids Media Relations|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=19 November 2014|archive-date=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418063752/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2014/11/rapids-select-caleb-calvert-chivas-usa-dispersal-draft|url-status=dead}}</ref>  On March 27, 2015, it was announced that Calvert had been sent on loan to [USL](/source/United_Soccer_League) affiliate club [Charlotte Independence](/source/Charlotte_Independence).<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapids loan Berner, Eloundou and Calvert to Charlotte Independence|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2015/03/rapids-loan-berner-eloundou-and-calvert-charlotte-independence|website=ColoradoRapids.com|publisher=Colorado Rapids Media Relations|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=27 March 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  He made his professional debut that same day in a 3–2 defeat to the [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fay|first1=Jillian|title=Charlotte Left To Rue First Half Errors|url=http://www.charlotteindependence.com/charlotte-left-to-rue-first-half-errors/|website=CharlotteIndependence.com|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=27 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330012151/http://www.charlotteindependence.com/charlotte-left-to-rue-first-half-errors/|archive-date=2015-03-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{MLS player|caleb-calvert}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvert, Caleb}}
Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Chivas USA players
Category:Colorado Rapids players
Category:Charlotte Independence players
Category:Saint Louis FC players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:People from Wrightwood, California
Category:Soccer players from San Bernardino County, California
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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