 Kalanin on his debut | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2009-08-30) 30 August 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovakia | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Košice | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | FC Košice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | FC Košice | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Slovakia U16 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025 | |||
Filip Kalanin (born 30 August 2009) is a Slovak professional football player who currently plays for Slovak First Football League club FC Košice, as a goalkeeper.[1]
Kalanin is the all time youngest player to start a match in the Slovak First Football League.
Club career
FC Košice
On 21 October 2025, Kalanin signed his first professional contract with FC Košice, signing a 3-year contract until the year 2028.[2][3] He had previously been playing for Košice’s B team in the 3. Liga.[2] Two days later, Kalanin made his debut for the club in the fourth round of the 2025–26 Slovak Cup in a 4–2 win over ViOn Zlaté Moravce, saving a penalty to keep the game at 2–2.[4] He was praised by the Košice manager František Straka for his performance.[5]
Kalanin made his Slovak First Football League debut in a 2–0 loss against AS Trenčín,[6] becoming the youngest player to start a game in the league at 16 years, 2 months and 9 days, breaking the previous record of Artur Gajdoš from AS Trenčín.[7]
His next game would come in a 2–1 loss to FC Spartak Trnava. Kalanin was rated as the best player on the pitch for Košice, saving a penalty but eventually conceding a goal in the 94th minute of the game.[8]
Personal life
Kalanin has a brother called David who is also a goalkeeper.[3] In August 2025, he signed a professional contract with SK Slavia Prague.[3][9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Košice | 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | |
References
- ^ "Filip Kalanin". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ a b webex.digital. "FC Košice | Filip Kalanin podpísal prvú profesionálnu zmluvu s FC Košice". www.fckosice.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ a b c "Po podpise prvej profesionálnej zmluvy darček v podobe prvého štartu za A-mužstvo - Denník Šport". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Dva dni ako z rozprávky: Tínedžer v utorok podpísal zmluvu, v stredu chytil v pohári penaltu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Vylámal si zuby na 16-ročnom Slovákovi: Úžasný zákrok a veľká pochvala trénera Košíc". Športový Čas (in Slovak). 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "AS Trenčín - FC Košice | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Košice so štvrtou prehrou za sebou. Upútali však nasadením najmladšieho hráča histórie". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ Šport.sk (2025-11-26). "ROZHOVOR Šestnásťročný brankársky zjav sníva o Reale Madrid: Z Košíc to musí byť krok po kroku". Šport.sk. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Slovenský brankár podpísal v Slavii Praha prvý profesionálny kontrakt - Denník Šport". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
