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Cyril Kali (born 21 January 1984) is a professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...
for
Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and ...
in the Greek Professional League. Born in
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
, Kali represented
Saint Martin national football team The Saint Martin football team is the football team of the Collectivity of Saint Martin, the French half of the island of Saint Martin which was previously part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe (not to be confused with the team of ...
on four occasions.


Club career

Besançon-born Cyril Kali played in his youth years for French side
AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre (), is a French football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division ...
and
OSC Lille Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played ...
, while making his professional debut for Norwegian side
Lillestrøm SK Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in ...
. In 2006, Kali began his senior career at the Norwegian side
Lillestrøm SK Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in ...
. Since 2007, he has played professional football in
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
for PS Kalamata (2007),
Asteras Tripolis F.C. Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...
(2007–08), Panetolikos F.C. (2008–10),
Veria F.C. Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
(thrice in 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2014–17 season) Athlitiki Enosi Larissa (2011) and
Apollon Pontus F.C. Apollon Pontus Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Πόντου) is a Greek professional football club based in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of the Greek football league ...
in the 2017–18 season. As a central defender, Kali has spent more than a decade in the
Greek football league The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...
where he had turned out for clubs like Asteras, Tripolis and AEL. With
Veria FC Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
, he played 42 league matches and finished Runners-up in the 2011–12 Greek Football League
Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
side
Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established ...
have announced the signing of Cyril Kali for the 2018–19 season. He made 14 appearances and 23 interceptions for the club before moving to Panserraikos F.C. in 2019. He has also played for
Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
side
PAOK FC P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Sports club, Athlet ...
.


Career statistics


Kerala Blasters

On 3 July 2018, Kali joined
Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
top division club
Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established ...
.


International career

He made his debut for
Saint Martin national football team The Saint Martin football team is the football team of the Collectivity of Saint Martin, the French half of the island of Saint Martin which was previously part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe (not to be confused with the team of ...
on 5 September 2019 in a
CONCACAF Nations League The CONCACAF Nations League ( es, Liga de Naciones CONCACAF, french: Ligue des Nations de la CONCACAF) is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the ...
Group-A match against
Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
, as a starter. He appeared in 4 international matches for his country in 2019.


Honours


Club

Veria FC *
Football League Greece The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Le ...
runners-up: 2011–12


See also

* List of Saint Martin international footballers


References


External links

*
Cyril Kali player profile
at ''the-aiff.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kali, Cyril 1984 births Living people French footballers French expatriate footballers Lillestrøm SK players Kalamata F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Veria F.C. players Eliteserien players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Norway French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Sportspeople from Besançon Association football defenders Indian Super League players Kerala Blasters FC players Saint Martinois footballers Saint Martin expatriate footballers Saint Martin international footballers Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté French expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India AJ Auxerre players Lille OSC players