Franscisco Calvo (born 8 July 1992) is a Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

n international footballer.

Club career

In Deportivo Saprissa youth player from 1999 to 2010, Calvo moved to the United States

United States

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 to study at San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College is a community college in the Greater Houston area in the U.S. state of Texas. Established in 1961, San Jacinto College originally consisted of the areas of Channelview ISD, Deer Park ISD, Galena Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and Pasadena ISD. The College now also serves Sheldon ISD,...

 after getting a scholarship and played football at university level during that period.

International career

On 29 May 2011 he made his debut with the Costa Rica senior team

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

 in San José

San José, Costa Rica

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

 in a friendly game against Nigeria

Nigeria national football team

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. He was also part of Costa Rica in the World Cup Sub 20 Colombia 2011.

He was also a reserve call-up for the Costa Rica team at the 2011 Gold Cup, and later impressed senior head coach Ricardo La Volpe to win him a call-up for the Costa Rica squad at the 2011 Copa America

2011 Copa América

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.

He made his debut in the competition in a game against Colombia

Colombia national football team

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, ended in a 0-1 loss, and a 2–0 win against Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

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. also Francisco played Argentina

Argentina national football team

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in a 3-0 loss.