Adrián Daniel Calello (locally [kaˈleʎo], Italian: [kaˈlɛllo]; born May 14, 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Quilmes Atlético Club.
He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on February 24, 2007. In the winter transfer window of the 2008–09 season he joined reigning Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. With the Croatian club, Calello has won two domestic league titles, one Croatian Cup and one Croatian Supercup.
Calello debuted for the senior squad of Independiente on February 24, 2007 in club's home defeat against Boca Juniors 3–1. He entered the match as a 16th-minute substitute for Gastón Machín. During the 2006–07 season, Calello made 14 appearances in the closing tournament of Primera División. The following season, he made a total of 15 appearances in the opening and 9 appearances in the closing tournament. The 2008–09 season saw Calello make 13 appearances in the opening tournament before he was transferred to Croatian reigning champions Dinamo Zagreb. Calello made a total of 51 league appearances for Independiente, also featuring in one Copa Sudamericana match for the club.
On December 15, 2008, Callelo was transferred to Dinamo Zagreb for a reported fee of €2.2 million. He signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract for his new club.[1] His first official match for Dinamo Zagreb was a 2008–09 Prva HNL tie against the club's biggest rivals Hajduk Split on February 24, 2009. Dinamo Zagreb lost the match 2–0 and Calello was responsible for Hajduk Split scoring their first goal from a penalty-kick.[2] He made 12 league appearances and 3 cup appearances in his debut season with the club. The 2009–10 season saw calello feature in 20 out of 30 league matches for Dinamo Zagreb. He also made three appearances in Croatian Cup and four appearances in European competitions. He scored the first goal of his professional career in a 2010–11 Prva HNL match against RNK Split, which ended up being the winning goal as Dinamo won the match 1–0.
On January 31, 2013, the board of Siena confirmed signing of Calello on a free transfer.
Like many Argentine men's footballers who share an Italian ancestry, Calello also holds an Italian passport, thanks to his descent from Spilinga (VV), in Calabria, where his father is from.[3]
Calello is also a high level Age of Empires 2 player who plays under the alias "Carbo" for the clan Dark Side.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2006–07 | Primera División | 14 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 24 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2008–09 | Prva HNL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1[b][4] | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Siena | 2013 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chievo | 2013–14 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 3 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb
