Simon Calabrese of Krakow Dragoons FC

5 Simon Calabrese

Nationality
itaItaly
Position
Defender
Joined
2020/21
Age
30

A tough tackling defender, Simon has pace in abundance which comes in handy as a centre back. The Italian has been with the club since the 2020/21 season and quickly established himself as a vital member of the team. A penchant for shouting “Simon’s Ball”, the centre back often puts everything on the line to win the ball for the team.

Simon Calabrese of Krakow Dragoons FC slide tackling a ball against a FC United of Manchester opponent
Simon vs FC United of Manchester in 2024 | Photo: Lewis McKenna

Simon’s Ball!

The Italian centre half played his youth football mainly at inter-regional level and undertook trials with clubs at Serie A and Serie B level.

Simon’s passion for computer science saw him prioritise his studies and professional life over continuing with football.

After moving to Kraków, Simon played in the Biznesliga and was a teammate of former Dragoon, Brian Lemmen. The Dutchman told Calabrese about the Expats and he soon trained with the team and was added to the roster.

The Italian scored his first goal shortly afterwards away to Opatkowianka. The defender rose highest to nod home past a stranded goalkeeper and has proven to be a danger in the opposition box from set-pieces.

Simon is an important member of the defence, utilising his pace and putting his body on the line to make important tackles.

#FunFact

As well as being a talented footballer, Simon also is a IT Specialist. In Simon’s first job, he was a Java programmer. He spent 6 months on a project before moving to another one. 1 year later, Simon returned to the first project because there was nobody left in the company that could read the code. Upon returning to the project, he was really frustrated about some errors and shouted at his colleagues in the company “Who wrote this s**t?!”… Simon was absolutely furious that some idiot could write a code with so many errors, but after checking the history… he learned the culprit was himself…

Statistics

Career Total

SeasonAttendedPlayedStartedSubbedMinutes Goals/90' Assists/90' Goal Contrib.Clean SheetsClean Sheet %Win %Draw %Loss %
2020/21999072020.2500.00100.25333.3366.6711.1122.22
2021/221616151130920.1400.00200.14425.0075.0018.756.25
2022/232626224198010.0500.00510.0527.6930.7715.3853.85
2023/242321183153800.0000.00400.00523.8152.3814.2933.33
2024/251414140122730.2200.00300.22535.7164.297.1428.57
Total8886788677480.1100.001510.111922.0953.4913.9532.56

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FC OsloFC OsloFC DragoonsDragoonsDRAlossl
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Orzeł IwanowiceOrzeł IwanowiceIWADragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
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DragoonsDragoonsDRABłękitni II ModlnicaBłękitni II Mod.BŁĘdrawd
DragoonsDragoonsDRAPłomień JerzmanowicePłomień Jerzm.JERwinw
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JKS ZelkówJKS ZelkówJKSDragoonsDragoonsDRAlossl
DragoonsDragoonsDRAJastrzębiec Książ WielkiJastrzębiec KWJASwinw
DragoonsDragoonsDRAPiast WołowicePiast WołowicePIAlossl
Iskra CzułówIskra CzułówCZUDragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
Radziszowianka II RadziszówRadziszowianka IIRADDragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
Czarni 03 GrzegorzowiceCzarni 03 Grz.CZADragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
DragoonsDragoonsDRASzreniawa KoszyceSzreniawa Kosz.SZRwinw
Płomień KościelecPłomień Kośc.KOŚDragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
DragoonsDragoonsDRAVictoria SmrokówVictoria Smrok.VSMwinw
Prądniczanka IIPrądniczanka IIPRĄDragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
DragoonsDragoonsDRAWandaWandaWANlossl
BratniakBratniakBRADragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
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DragoonsDragoonsDRASparta SkrzeszowiceSparta Skrz.SPAdrawd
United of ManchesterUtd. ManchesterFCUDragoonsDragoonsDRAlossl
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BieżanowiankaBieżanowiankaBIEDragoonsDragoonsDRAlossl
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RybitwyRybitwyRYBDragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
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DąbskiDąbskiDĄBDragoonsDragoonsDRAlossl
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TramwajTramwajTRADragoonsDragoonsDRAlossl
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OpatkowiankaOpatkowiankaOPADragoonsDragoonsDRAwinw
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