Călin Calaidjoglu

Călin Calaidjoglu (born 18 January 2001) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Laval in Ligue1 Québec.

Early life
Born in Moldova, Calaidjoglu moved with his family to LaSalle, Quebec in Canada at the age of two. He began playing youth soccer at age five with CS LaSalle. He later spent three years playing with the Marcet Academy in Spain. In 2015, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy. In March 2019, he went on loan with the academy of Italian club Bologna.

Club career
In June 2019, he signed for French side Cholet on a three-year contract. He had come on trial with the club for two weeks with both the second and first teams prior to signing.

In September 2020, he signed with Béziers in the French fourth tier.

In February 2022, he signed for Moldovan club Sfîntul Gheorghe.

In July 2023, he signed with Petrocub Hîncești in the Moldovan Super Liga. During the 23-24 winter break, he departed the club.

International career
Calaidjoglu is eligible to represent Moldova, Turkey, and Canada at international level.

In December 2015, he was called up to a camp with the Canada U15 team for the first time. In October 2018, he was called up to the Canada U20 team to a pre-tournament camp for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, but did not make the final squad.

In February 2022, he was called up to the Moldova U21.