Viola Calligaris


Viola Mónica Calligaris is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Serie A club Juventus 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.

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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 November 2017Wefox Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland1–03–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
228 November 2017Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland4–15–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
312 June 2018FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus5–05–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
42 September 2022Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
56 September 2022Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, Switzerland1–015–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
65 April 2024Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland1–03–12025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
75 April 2024Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland3–03–12025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
816 July 2024Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland2–03–02025 UEFA Women's Euro qualification