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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Darren Caldeira
| image =
| image_size = 200
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|19|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Darren Caldeira|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/darren-caldeira/100582/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mumbai (Bombay)]], India<ref name=FD>{{cite web|title=Darren Caldeira|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.darren.caldeira.208131.en.html|work=Football Database|accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}<ref name=FD/>
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Central midfielder]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Mahindra United]]
| youthyears2 = 2005
| youthclubs2 = [[Valencia C.F.]]
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = [[Air India FC|Air India]]
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2011–2013
| clubs2 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = [[Mumbai FC]]
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = [[Chennai City FC]]
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019–2020
| clubs9 = [[Kerala Blasters]]
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 24 July 2019
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Darren Caldeira''' (born 19 September 1987) is a retired Indian professional [[association football]]er who played as a [[central midfielder]].

==Career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra, India]], Caldeira spent his youth career with [[Mahindra United]] where he spent a year with [[Spain|Spanish]] [[La Liga]] side [[Valencia CF]] on a one-year visit and train with the under-18 players.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carlyle|last=Laurie|title=They dared to dream and achieved it|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/They-dared-to-dream-and-achieved-it/articleshow/1205582.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 August 2005|access-date=19 August 2013|archive-date=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311170036/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/They-dared-to-dream-and-achieved-it/articleshow/1205582.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Then in 2010, after Mahindra United disbanded, Caldeira signed with [[Air India FC]] of the [[I-League]].<ref name=FD/> After spending two seasons with Air India Caldeira signed with [[Mumbai FC]].<ref name=FD/>

===Bengaluru FC===
In July 2013, it was announced that Caldeira had signed with new direct-entry side [[Bengaluru FC]].<ref name=JSWLaunch>{{cite web|title=JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5072|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=30 July 2013}}</ref> He then made his debut for the side on 29 September 2013 against [[Rangdajied United F.C.]] in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Bengaluru won the match 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=BENGALURU VS. RANGDAJIED UNITED 3 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/29/india/i-league/bengaluru/arhima-club/1585286/|work=Soccerway|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref>

He was signed by Bengaluru FC again in August 2016 for a four-months deal, and was released by the club in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3008192/spanish-midfielder-alvaro-rubio-leaves-bengaluru-fc|title=Midfielder Alvaro Rubio leaves Bengaluru FC|date=30 November 2016|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>

===Mumbai===
In 2015, Caldeira signed for [[Mumbai FC]]

===Chennai City===
In 2017, Caldeira was signed by new [[I-League]] entrant [[Chennai City FC]] and made his first appearance for the club as a substitute in the first game against [[Minerva Punjab F.C.]]

===ATK===
In September 2017 he joined [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] of [[Indian Super League]]. This was his first ever stint in [[Indian Super League|ISL]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/atk-sign-jaaskelainen-mohanraj-darren-caldeira-isl-4/|title=ATK sign Jaaskelainen, Mohanraj & Darren Caldeira for ISL-4!|date=1 September 2017|publisher=arunfoot.com}}</ref> He didn't really have an ideal season for [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] and couldn't do anything to turn around their disappointing campaign. He was given a lot of opportunities by manager [[Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1976)|Ashley Westwood]] and even though he did well to keep things moving in midfield, he lacked an attacking spark.

===Mohun Bagan===
In July 2018 it was announced that [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] have signed caldeira for the upcoming [[Calcutta Football League]] & [[I-League]] seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/indian-football-season-2018-19-mohun-bagan-squad-swot-analysis|title=Revealed: How Mohun Bagan could lineup next season|publisher=khelnow.com}}</ref>

===Final years at Kerala Blasters===
In 2019, Caldeira was signed by [[Indian Super League]] side [[Kerala Blasters]]. He was affected by a [[sports injury]], and only made one appearance during the season. At the age of 33, he retired from professional on 31 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raghunathan|first=Abhijit|date=2021-01-02|title=Former Bengaluru FC midfielder Darren Caldeira announces retirement at 33|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-former-bengaluru-fc-midfielder-darren-caldeira-announces-retirement-33|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|31 May 2016}}<ref>{{soccerway|darren-caldeira/100582}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengaluru FC]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|15||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai FC]]
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!17!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!18!!0
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Global Sports Archive|darren-caldeira/53262/}}
*[https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-16558-darren-caldeira-profile Darren Caldeira] at [[Indian Super League]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldeira, Darren}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Air India FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate footballers]]

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