| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calixte Paul Ligue Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rijeka (on loan from Venezia) | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| 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) |
| 2026– | → Rijeka (loan) | 0 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 September 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 Croatian Football League club Rijeka, on loan from Serie A club Venezia.
Born in Zürich, Ligue started his career with FC Zürich, and received his first pair of football boots from former Cameroonian footballer Patrick Bengondo. 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.
On 29 January 2026, Ligue signed with Serie B club Venezia. On the next day, he was loaned to Mantova until 30 June 2026.
Born in Switzerland, Ligue is of Ivorian descent. He has represented Switzerland at under-17 and under-18 level.
| 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 | 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 | ||