Issa Kallon (born 3 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng as a winger.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Kallon is a youth exponent from FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut at 24 August 2014 in a 1–2 away win against Feyenoord.[2]
On 27 July 2016 he went on a 1-year loan to FC Emmen.[3]
On 14 August 2017, Kallon joined SC Cambuur.[4] He left the club after five years, on 30 June 2022, as his contract expired.[5]
On 28 July 2022, Kallon joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.[6]
On 9 February 2024, Kallon joined fellow Chinese Super League club Nantong Zhiyun.[7]
On 18 February 2025, Kallon joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[8]
Born in the Netherlands, Kallon is of Sierra Leonean descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.[9] Kallon was included in the Sierra Leone squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.[10] He debuted with Sierra Leone in a 2–2 tie with the Ivory Coast on 16 January 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Utrecht | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Emmen (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | |
| Cambuur | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 11 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 143 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 27 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Career Total | 227 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 253 | 39 | ||
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