Esteban Calderón
Esteban Alex Calderón González is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side O'Higgins.
Club career
Born in Rinconada de Manantiales, Placilla commune, Chile, Calderón was with club Arrima from his hometown and Escuela de Fútbol Los Pingüinitos from Nancagua before joining the O'Higgins youth ranks. With the under-20's, he took part in the 2023 U20 Copa Libertadores. He made his senior debut in the 1–3 away win against Deportes Copiapó for the Chilean Primera División on 17 February 2024 and scored his first goal two weeks later against Everton de Viña del Mar on 2 March. He signed his first professional contract on 28 February of the same year. In September 2024, he was selected by the CIES Football Observatory as the fifth best South American U21 striker.A regular player during 2024 and 2025, Calderón suffered a serious meniscus tear on 27 August 2025.