Pol Calvet

Pol Calvet (born 19 April 1994) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calvet.
Pol Calvet
Calvet with Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name Pol Calvet Planellas
Date of birth (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994
Place of birth Sant Cugat, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2007 Ferrán Martorell
2007–2008 Sant Andreu
2008–2013 Barcelona
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Pittsburgh Panthers 14 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Barcelona B 19 (0)
2016 Deportivo B 22 (6)
2016–2017 Llagostera 5 (0)
Total 45 (6)
National team
2011 Spain U17 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2018

Club career

Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Calvet joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2008, aged 14. He made his Barça B debut on 23 March 2013, coming on as a late substitute for the reserves in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca for the Segunda División championship.[1]

On 10 June 2013, Calvet was definitely promoted to the B-side.[2] He was handed his first start on 31 August, in a 1–0 home win against Real Zaragoza.[3]

On 7 January 2016, he joined Galician team Deportivo de La Coruña from Barcelona B, initially signing for the B–team until June 2016, but with an option to renew and be promoted to the first team at the end of the season. After leaving Deportivo, Calvet joined Llagostera and went on to make four appearances with the club.

In 2017 Calvet decided to play college soccer in the United States at the University of Pittsburgh. Following one year of college soccer, Calvet was selected by Los Angeles FC with the twenty fourth pick of the second round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft but he was never offered a contract by the club.[4]

On 11 November 2018, Calvert announced his retirement from football at the age of 24.[5]

References
  1. El Huesca sorprende al filial en el Mini y se acerca a la salvación (Huesca surprises the reserves at Mini and approaches salvation); Marca, 23 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Siete juveniles suben al Barça B para la temporada 2013/14 (Seven players promoted to Barça B for season 2013/14); Barcelona's official website, 10 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Dani Nieto y Masip echan el cierre al Mini Estadi (Dani Nieto and Masip shut down Mini Estadi); Marca, 31 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. "LAFC part ways with Pol Calvet Planellas, Jordan Jones". angelsonparade.com. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "Former La Masia graduate, Pol Calvet, retires from football aged 24". Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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