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Varney Kallon
Personal information
Full name Varney Kallon Kiatamba Junior
Date of birth (1993-04-24)24 April 1993(age 31)
Place of birth Liberia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Calcutta Customs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Haja
Karn United
2012 LPRC Oilers
2013–2015 Chin United
2015–2016 Vasco
2016–2019 NEROCA 35 (3)
2019 →Peerless(on loan) 6 (0)
2021– Calcutta Customs 2 (0)
International career
2017 Liberia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Varney Kallon Kiatamba Jr.(born 24 April 1993) is a Liberian professionalfootballerwho plays as acenter-backfor Calcutta Customs.

Career

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Born in Liberia, Kallon began his career withLiberian Second Division Leagueside Haja Football Club before moving to Karn United.[1]He soon then moved to first division sideLPRC Oilers.[1]In 2013, Kallon decided to move abroad to Myanmar and signed forMNL-2sideChin United.[2]While with Chin United, Kallon helped the club earn promotion to theMyanmar National League.[2]

After helping Chin United earn promotion, Kallon travelled toKeralain India on the request of footballerEric Brownto renew his visa.[2]He soon then moved to India permanently and signed forVascoof theI-League 2nd DivisionandGoa Professional League.[3]He spent a season with Vasco before fellow African footballerChika Walirecommended Kallon to I-League 2nd Division clubNEROCA.He soon then signed for the club in 2016.[2]

While with the club, Kallon participated in theDurand Cupand theManipur State League.[4]In May 2017, Kallon helped NEROCA earn promotion to theI-League.[1][5]

On 1 December 2017, Kallon made his professional debut for NEROCA in the I-League againstMinerva Punjab.[6]He started and played the whole match as NEROCA lost 2–1.[7]Two weeks later, Kallon scored his first goal in the league for the club againstChennai City.His goal was the first in a 2–1 victory.[8]Kallon then scored the only goal for NEROCA in a 1–0 victory overGokulam Kerala.[9]At the end of the season, after leading NEROCA to a second-place finish in their debut season, Kallon was adjudged as the I-League's Best Defender of the Season.[2]After the season ended, it was announced that Kallon had signed a new contract with NEROCA, keeping him with the club till 2020.[10]

International

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On 5 June 2017, Kallon made his international debut forLiberiain afriendlyagainstSierra Leone.He started the match as Liberia won 1–0.[11]

Professional career statistics

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As of 19 April 2018[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NEROCA 2017–18 I-League 18 2 2 0 — — 20 2
2018–19 I-League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 18 2 2 0 0 0 20 2

International

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As of 5 June 2017
Liberia national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors

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Chin United

Peerless

Individual

References

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  1. ^abc"Varney Kallon Kiatamba win championship with NEROCA FC".Liberia Sports Online.30 May 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 17 September 2017.Retrieved19 April2018.
  2. ^abcdePathak, Manasi (11 April 2018)."The unexpected Indian sojourn of Varney Kallon".Goal.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  3. ^"Vasco SC hammer Curtorim Gymkhana".Herald Goa.26 October 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  4. ^"NEROCA FC Announces Squad For Durand Cup & MSL".The Indian League.11 July 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  5. ^"I-League: Neroca FC win thriller against Indian Arrows".India Today.1 February 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 13 May 2021.Retrieved13 May2021.
  6. ^"I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach".22 March 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 23 March 2018.Retrieved23 March2023.
  7. ^"Minerva Punjab 2-1 NEROCA".Soccerway.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  8. ^"NEROCA 2-1 Chennai City".Soccerway.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  9. ^"NEROCA 1-0 Gokulam Kerala".Soccerway.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  10. ^"Varney Kallon re-signs with NEROCA".NEROCA F.C. (Twitter).Archivedfrom the original on 9 November 2020.Retrieved19 April2018.
  11. ^Kokoi, Anthony (6 June 2017)."Liberia Defeats Sierra Leone in International Friendly".Liberian Observer.Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2018.Retrieved19 April2018.
  12. ^Varney Kallonat Soccerway
  13. ^"Chin United won first ever MNL-2 title".Myanmar Football Federation. 28 June 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 27 March 2014.Retrieved23 March2023.(inBurmese)
  14. ^"CALCUTTA PREMIER DIVISION A 2019/20".Indianfooty.Archivedfrom the original on 18 November 2021.Retrieved22 February2021.
  15. ^"we have proved. Kromah leaded [sic] the team from the front:Jahar Das,Peerless coach".Kolkata Today.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2022.Retrieved17 March2021.
  16. ^"I-League 2017–18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach".firstpost.Chandigarh: The FirstPost News. Press Trust of India. 22 March 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 23 March 2018.Retrieved23 March2018.
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