Calixte Ligue
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calixte Paul Ligue Junior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mantova (on loan from Venezia) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2023 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Zürich U21 | 41 | (17) |
| 2023–2026 | Zürich | 54 | (1) |
| 2026– | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Mantova (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Switzerland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2024 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Calixte Paul Ligue Junior (born 21 March 2005) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Mantova, on loan from Serie A club Venezia.
Club career
[edit]Born in Zürich, Ligue started his career with FC Zürich, and received his first pair of football boots from former Cameroonian footballer Patrick Bengondo.[2] He progressed through the Zürich academy, making his debut in the 2022–23 season.
On 5 March 2023, Ligue came on as a 76th minute substitute for Fidan Aliti in a Swiss Super League game against Servette. Two minutes later, he scored the equalising goal in the 1–1 draw.[3]
On 29 January 2026, Ligue signed with Serie B club Venezia.[4] On the next day, he was loaned to Mantova until 30 June 2026.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Ligue is of Ivorian descent.[6] He has represented Switzerland at under-17 and under-18 level.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 20 December 2025.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zürich II | 2022–23 | Promotion League | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 9 | – | – | – | 14 | 9 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Zürich II total | 39 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | ||
| Zürich | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Zürich total | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 18 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Conference League.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Calixte Ligue at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "17-jähriger Büro-Stift lässt die FCZ-Herzen höher schlagen" [17-year-old office pen makes FCZ hearts beat faster]. blick.ch (in German). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "17-jähriger Joker verlängert FCZ-Serie der Ungeschlagenheit" [17-year-old Joker extends FCZ's unbeaten run]. srf.ch (in German). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "CALIXTE PAUL "JUNIOR " LIGUE AL VENEZIA FC" [CALIXTE PAUL “JUNIOR " LIGUE AT VENEZIA FC] (in Italian). Venezia FC. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Mantova 1911, ufficiale Calixte Paul "Junior" Ligue" [Mantova 1911, official Calixte Paul "Junior" Ligue] (in Italian). Mantova 1911. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ Dubach, Matthias (7 March 2023). "17-jähriger Büro-Stift lässt die FCZ-Herzen höher schlagen". Blick.
- ↑ Calixte Ligue at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Footballers from Zurich
- Living people
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
- Swiss people of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Zürich players
- Venezia FC players
- Mantova 1911 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- Serie B players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy
