Thomas Callens
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Annecy
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2015 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Caen II 49 (0)
2020–2023 Lorient II 15 (0)
2022–2023 →Annecy (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Annecy 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024

Thomas Callens (born 6 September 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Annecy.

Career

Callens is a youth product of Lorient from the age of 8 until he was 17.[1] He moved to Caen II in 2015 where he was part of their reserves for 5 years.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Caen in 2018.[3] He was due to make his professional debut in a Ligue 2 match on 13 March 2020 against Valenciennes, but the match was canceled because of the COVID-19 epidemic.[4] On 5 October 2020, he transferred to Lorient on a 1+1 year deal.[5] On 5 July 2021, he extended his contract with Lorient for 2 more years until 2023.[6]

Callens joined Annecy on loan for the 2022–23 season as they were newly promoted to Ligue 2.[7] He finally made his senior and professional debut with Annecy in a 8–1 Coupe de France win over Diables Noirs on 29 October 2022.[8] On 18 January 2023, he permanently signed with Annecy on a deal until 2024.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "PORTRAIT. FC Lorient (B). Thomas Callens, le cœur Merlu". ouest-france.fr.
  2. ↑ "SM Caen. Thomas Callens titulaire au stade d'Ornano, "un joli signe du destin" pour l'ex-Caennais". actu.fr.
  3. ↑ "Ligue 1 - Thomas Callens : d'un square de Lorient au but du SM Caen". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Quand le Covid priva Thomas Callens de sa première dans les buts du SM Caen". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 10 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Transferts : Thomas Callens (Caen) signe à Lorient". L'Équipe.
  6. ↑ "FC Lorient. Deux ans de plus pour Thomas Callens . Sport". lorient.maville.com.
  7. ↑ Actu, S. B. M. (21 June 2022). "Foot/Mercato – Thomas Callens prêté à Annecy - Sport Business Mag".
  8. ↑ "Football. Coupe de France : des buts, une belle histoire... Le FC Annecy a régalé contre Combani". www.ledauphine.com.
  9. ↑ "FC Lorient. Le gardien de but Thomas Callens quitte définitivement le club". Le Telegramme. 18 January 2023.
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