José Calderón (Panamanian footballer)

José de Jesus Calderón Frias (born 14 August 1985) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Nacional club Xelajú.

Club career
He played for several teams in Panama before moving abroad to join Guatemalan side Heredia in 2012. He moved on to Coatepeque ahead of the 2014 Apertura season.

In May 2015, Calderón announced his departure from Coatepeque after the team was relegated.

International career
Calderón has been one of the only members of the Panama U-20 squad who have participated in both the 2003 FIFA World Youth Cup in the United Arab Emirates and in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Cup in the Netherlands.

He made his senior debut for Panama in a friendly match against Bahrain on 27 October 2005 and has, as of 1 June 2015, earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He was selected as a reserve for the 2005, 2007 and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups but did not play. Calderón was also part of the team that won the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in Honduras.

In May 2018 he was named in Panama’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Honors

 * Guastatoya
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2018


 * Xelajú
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2023

Panama
 * UNCAF Nations Cup: 2009