Filip Kalanin
Slovak footballer (born 2009)
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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.[2] He also represents the Slovakia national under-17 football team.
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Kalanin on his debut | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 30 August 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Ťahanovce, Slovakia[1] | ||
| 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‡ | |||
| 2024 | Slovakia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Slovakia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Slovakia U17 | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 March 2026 | |||
Kalanin is the all time youngest player to start a match in the Slovak First Football League.
Club career
FC Košice
2025–26 season: Debut season
On 21 October 2025, Kalanin signed his first professional contract with FC Košice, signing a 3-year contract until the year 2028.[3][4][5] He had previously been playing for Košice’s B team in the 3. Liga.[3][6][7] 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.[8][9] He was praised by the Košice manager František Straka for his performance.[10][11]
Kalanin made his Slovak First Football League debut in a 2–0 loss against AS Trenčín,[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]
International career
In early 2025 he played for the U16 side.[15] On 19 August 2025, Kalanin received his first nomination for the Slovakia national under-17 football team ahead of two preparation matches against the Lithuania national under-17 football team.[16] A month later, he was nominated as a first team player against Slovenia,[17] where he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw.[18]
Style of play
Kalanin is noted for his reflexes and work rate. He has been compared to Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.[19]
Personal life
Kalanin has a brother called Dávid who is also a goalkeeper.[4] In August 2025, he signed a professional contract with SK Slavia Prague.[4][20] Dávid currently played for 2. Liga club FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on loan from Slavia.[21]