Viola Mónica Calligaris (born 17 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Switzerland national team.
Club career Calligaris began playing football at FC Giswil in Obwalden at a young age. In March 2009, she moved to FC Sachseln and in September of the same year, Calligaris moved to SC Kriens. She then went to SC Emmen United. In 2012, she began her professional career at SC Kriens. In 2013, Calligaris signed with Swiss powerhouse BSC Young Boys. For the 2017/18 season, she moved to Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Primera División.
On 29 June 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Calligaris on a two-year deal until June 2025.
On 15 January 2024, Calligaris joined Juventus on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 7 July 2024, Juventus announced the signing of Calligaris on a permanent deal until June 2026.
On 7 July 2026, Calligaris returned to Atlético Madrid on a two-year contract, running until 30 June 2028.
International career With the U17 team, Calligaris played at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Despite scoring nine goals in six matches, her team was unable to reach the tournament final stages. With the U19 team, she played at the 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification phases, but Switzerland failed to qualify for both of the tournaments. In March 2016, Calligaris debuted for the Swiss senior team in two friendly matches against the United States. On 3 July 2017, Calligaris was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad. She played in the match against France, replacing Martina Moser in the 65th minute. On 24 November 2017, in a match against Belarus in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification phase, Calligaris scored her first senior international goal.
On 23 June 2025, Calligaris was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Personal life She holds dual Swiss and Italian citizenship.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland201630201772201871201970202040202110202210220239020241232025120Total728
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Calligaris goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Viola CalligarisNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 24 November 2017 Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland 1–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification2 28 November 2017 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 4–1 5–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification3 12 June 2018 FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 5–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification4 2 September 2022 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification5 6 September 2022 Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland 1–0 15–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification6 5 April 2024 Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland 1–0 3–1 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification7 3–08 16 July 2024 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland 2–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification9 14 April 2026 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 3–1 3–1 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
References
External links Senior national team profile at Football.ch Under-19 national team profile at Football.ch Under-17 national team profile at Football.ch Under-16 national team profile at Football.ch