*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2020
Cristian Yonathan Calderón Del Real (born 24 May 1997), commonly known as "Chicote Calderón", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club América.
He was signed by Club Necaxa for the 2019 Clausura.[3] He made his debut for Necaxa on 5 March 2019, scoring his first goals as a brace against Club América, winning 3–1.[4] At the end of the 2019 Apertura, he was listed in the Best XI of the tournament.[5] According to a poll held by Mexican sports newspaper Récord, its readers voted Calderón as the best player of the tournament.[6]
Guadalajara
On 11 December 2019, Guadalajara reached an agreement to sign Calderón.[7][8] On 18 January 2020, he made his league debut with the club coming on as a substitute against Pachuca in a 0–0 tie.[9] Three days later, he would score his first goal with the club, scoring a stoppage-time header in a 2–1 loss against Dorados de Sinaloa during the first round-of-16 leg of the Copa MX.[10] A week later in the second leg, he would score a bicycle kick in a 1–0 victory,[11] helping send Guadalajara to a penalty shoot-out that was eventually lost.[12]
On 15 August 2020, Calderón scored the winning goal against Atlético San Luis in a 2–1 home victory, his first league goal with the club and giving newly appointed manager Victor Manuel Vucetich his first win with the club.[13] In November 2020, facing rivalsClub América during the Guardianes championship quarter-finals, he scored three times, all long-range shots from outside of the box, in the span of two legs giving Guadalajara a 3–1 aggregate victory.[14][15]
América
On 3 January 2024, Calderón joined Club América on a free transfer.[16]
International career
Youth
In May 2019, Calderón was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament.[17] In the third-place match against the Republic of Ireland, he would score during the penalty shoot-out, helping Mexico win 4–3.[18]