Gio Calixtro
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Aguilar-Calixtro
Date of birth (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000
Place of birth Cornelius, Oregon, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 One Knoxville
Number 91
Youth career
Westside Timbers
Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Portland Timbers 2 55 (9)
2021–2022 FC Tucson 50 (5)
2023– One Knoxville 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023

Giovanni Aguilar Calixtro (born June 27, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL League One club One Knoxville SC[1]

Career

Born in Cornelius, Oregon, Calixtro was part of Westside Timbers before joining the Portland Timbers youth academy.[2] He made his professional debut for Portland Timbers 2, the club's reserve team, on June 11, 2017, against Real Monarchs. He came on as a 83rd–minute substitute for Villyan Bijev.[3] Calixtro then scored his first professional goal in his first start a month later on July 23 against Reno 1868 in a 1–1 draw.[4] He became the youngest player in T2 history to score 2 goals in a game (18 years, 9 months, 3 days) on March 30, 2019, against LA Galaxy II. [5]

FC Tucson

On March 10, 2021, Calixtro joined USL League One club FC Tucson.[6] He made his debut for the club on May 1 against South Georgia Tormenta, starting in the 3–1 defeat.[7]

One Knoxville SC

On July 10, 2023, Clixtro joined USL League One club One Knoxville SC.[8]

Career statistics

As of May 29, 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers 2 2017 USL122————122
2018 USL30————30
2019 USL Championship266————266
2020 USL Championship141————141
FC Tucson 2021 USL League One121————121
Career total 671000006710

References

  1. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Gio Calixtro joins One Knoxville". One Knoxville Sporting Club. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Oregon Premier League PDP" (PDF). National Premier Leagues.
  3. ↑ "Real Monarchs 2–0 Portland Timbers 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. June 11, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Reno 1868 1–1 Portland Timbers 2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. July 23, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. ↑ "USL Championship Team of the Week". timbers.com. timbers. April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "FC TUCSON SIGN FORMER TIMBERS 2 FORWARD GIOVANNI CALIXTRO". FC Tucson. March 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tormenta 3–1 Tucson". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Gio Calixtro joins One Knoxville". One Knoxville Sporting Club. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  9. ↑ Gio Calixtro at Soccerway


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