Aaron Calver

Aaron Robert Calver (born 12 January 1996) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Daejeon Hana Citizen.

Aaron Calver

Calver with Gwangju in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Aaron Robert Calver
Date of birth	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Caringbah, Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Daejeon Hana Citizen
Number	28
Youth career
	Helensburgh Thistles
	Illawarra Metropolitan
	Wollongong Wolves
2012	NSWIS
2012	Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Sydney FC	50	(3)
2019–2021	Western United	34	(1)
2021–2022	Perth Glory	10	(0)
2022–2023	Gwangju FC	45	(3)
2024–	Daejeon Hana Citizen	11	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	Australia U17	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 23 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2016

Early life

Calver attended Heathcote High School in southern Sydney.^[1]

Career

On 30 December 2012, Calver was called up to the first team for Sydney's New Year's Eve clash against Adelaide United.^[2] Calver was substituted on in only the 14th minute of his sides 3–0 loss after Adam Griffiths sustained a leg injury.^[3] Aged only sixteen (and having become Sydney's second youngest ever player, behind Terry Antonis), Calver was soon in contention for a position in the starting lineup, with several other defenders in the squad injured.^[4]

In the 2014–15 season, Calver spent time playing at right-back, as well as his more customary centre-back role.^[5] In February 2015, Calver was slapped by a Western Sydney Wanderers fan after watching the Sydney Derby; he declined to press charges from the incident.^[6] In April 2015, Calver signed a new two-year deal with Sydney.^[7]

Calver signed with new side Western United for the 2019–20 A-League season. After two seasons with Western United Calver was released.

On 27 March 2022, Calver joined Gwangju FC of K League 2.^[8]

Calver transferred to K League 1 side Daejeon Hana Citizen ahead of the 2024 season.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 21 October 2023^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sydney FC	2012–13	A-League	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2013–14		6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2014–15		9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2015–16		4	0	2	0	3	0	9	0
	2016–17		6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2017–18		1	0	0	0	4	0	5	0
	2018–19		21	3	3	0	3	0	27	3
	Total		50	3	5	0	10	0	65	3
Western United	2019–20	A-League	16	1	0	0	—		16	1
	2020–21		18	0	0	0	—		18	0
	Total		34	1	0	0	0	0	34	1
Perth Glory	2021–22	A-League Men	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Gwangju FC	2022	K League 2	25	3	1	0	—		26	3
	2023	K League 1	20	0	2	0	—		22	0
	Total		45	3	3	0	0	0	48	3
Daejeon Hana Citizen	2024	K League 1	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
	2025		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Career total			159	7	8	0	10	0	177	7

Honours

Sydney

• National Youth League Premiership: 2013–14
• A-League Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–2018
• A-League Championship: 2018–19

Gwangju

• K League 2: 2022