Cyril Kali (born 21 January 1984) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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for
Panserraikos
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in the
Greek Professional League. Born in
France
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, Kali represented
Saint Martin national football team
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on four occasions.
Club career
Besançon-born Cyril Kali played in his youth years for French side
AJ Auxerre
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and
OSC Lille
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, while making his professional debut for Norwegian side
Lillestrøm SK
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.
In 2006, Kali began his senior career at the Norwegian side
Lillestrøm SK
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.
Since 2007, he has played professional football in
Greece
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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.
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(thrice in 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2014–17 season)
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa (2011) and
Apollon Pontus F.C.
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in the 2017–18 season.
As a central defender, Kali has spent more than a decade in the
Greek football league
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where he had turned out for clubs like Asteras, Tripolis and AEL. With
Veria FC
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, he played 42 league matches and finished Runners-up in the
2011–12 Greek Football League
Indian Super League
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side
Kerala Blasters FC
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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
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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
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top division club
Kerala Blasters FC
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.
International career
He made his debut for
Saint Martin national football team
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on 5 September 2019 in a
CONCACAF Nations League
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Group-A match against
Barbados
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, as a starter. He appeared in 4 international matches for his country in 2019.
Honours
Club
Veria FC
*
Football League Greece
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runners-up:
2011–12
See also
*
List of Saint Martin international footballers
References
External links
*
Cyril Kali player profileat ''the-aiff.com''
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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