| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Kali | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-01-21)21 January 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Besançon,France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | AJ Auxerre | ||
| 2003–2007 | Lille OSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Lillestrøm SK | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Asteras Tripolis | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Panserraikos | 29 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Veria | 25 | (2) |
| 2011 | AEL | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Veria | 34 | (2[1]) |
| 2013–2014 | Panetolikos | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Veria | 42 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Apollon Pontus | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Panserraikos | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Saint Martin | 4[2] | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:24, 26 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2019 | |||
Cyril Kali (born 21 January 1984) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder.[3] Born inFrance, Kali representedSaint Martin national football team on four occasions.
Besançon-born Cyril Kali played in his youth years for French sideAJ Auxerre andOSC Lille, while making his professional debut for Norwegian sideLillestrøm SK.[4]
In 2006, Kali began his senior career at the Norwegian sideLillestrøm SK.Since 2007, he has played professional football inGreece for PS Kalamata (2007),Asteras Tripolis F.C. (2007–08),Panetolikos F.C. (2008–10),Veria F.C. (thrice in 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2014–17 season)Athlitiki Enosi Larissa (2011) andApollon Pontus F.C. in the 2017–18 season.
As a central defender, Kali has spent more than a decade in theGreek football league where he had turned out for clubs like Asteras, Tripolis and AEL. WithVeria FC, he played 42 league matches and finished Runners-up in the2011–12 Greek Football League
Indian Super League sideKerala Blasters FC have announced the signing of Cyril Kali for the 2018–19 season.[5][6] He made 14 appearances and 23 interceptions[7] for the club before moving toPanserraikos F.C. in 2019.[8]
He has also played forGreek sidePAOK FC.[9]
On 3 July 2018, Kali joinedIndian Super League top division clubKerala Blasters FC.[10]
| Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Blasters total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
He made his debut forSaint Martin national football team on 5 September 2019 in aCONCACAF Nations League Group-A match againstBarbados, as a starter.[11] He appeared in 4 international matches for his country in 2019.
Veria[12]