Gurty Calambé

Gurty Calambé

Personal information
Full name	Jean Gurty Earny Winny Calambé
Date of birth	(1990-05-14) May 14, 1990
Place of birth	Bambous, Black River, Mauritius
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Petite Rivière Noire SC
Number	20
Youth career
2006–2008	CTR-West
2008–2009	CTN-François Blacquart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009-2010	Etoile de L'Ouest	23	(22)
2011-	Petite Rivière Noire SC	–	(–)
International career‡
2006-2007	Mauritius U-17	–	(–)
2008-2009	Mauritius U-20	–	(–)
2010-	Mauritius	11	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 15, 2012

Gurty Calambé (born May 14, 1990 in Bambous, Rivière Noire) is a Mauritian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Petite Rivière Noire SC in the Mauritian League.

Career

Youth career

As a youth, Calambé loved playing street football; at the age of 16 he was approached by CTR de Bambous director Michael Mootoosamy, who invited him to join the CTR-West. After two years in that academy, Ashley Mocudé and Rajen Dorasami brought him into the premier youth football academy in Mauritius, the Center Technique National-François Blacquart, where he trained until 2009.

Senior career

Calambé started off his professional career in 2009 with Bambous Etoile de L'Ouest SC. He quickly emerged as a rising young talent. In his second season, he exploded with 22 goals in league play, capped off with a six goal performance against Entente Boulet Rouge. That was enough for him to earn Top Scorer title for the 2010 season. He is described as one of the hottest prospect for the future of Mauritian football. During the offseason, he transferred to Petite Rivière Noire SC. He has expressed interest in playing in Ligue 1, preferably for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. or AS Saint-Étienne.

International career

Calambé has been called up various times to represent Mauritius at the youth level. In 2010, he received his first call up to the Mauritian national team in a 2012 AFCON qualifying game against Cameroon, but didn't make an appearance. In his second call up, he was supposed to travel with the team to Senegal for another 2012 AFCON qualifying match, but stayed in Mauritius for unknown reasons. On March 27, 2011, he received his first cap for Mauritius in an AFCON Qualifying match against DR Congo. On May 18, 2011, in an unofficial friendly between Mauritius and the Fulham Academy, Calambé scored the lone goal to lead Mauritius to victory. On August 9, 2011, Calambé finally scored his first official goal for Mauritius in their 2 – 0 win in the group stage of the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games football tournament over Comoros to help secure Club M's place in the knockout stage. Calambe scored the opening goal in his teams 4-0 win over bitter rivals Seychelles at the 2013 COSAFA Cup.

International goals

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 August 2011	Stade d'Amitié, Praslin, Seychelles	Comoros	2–0	Win	2011 IOIG
2.	1 December 2012	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Comoros	2–0	Win	2014 CHAN Qualifying
3.	10 July 2013	Nkana Stadium, Kitwe, Zambia	Seychelles	4-0	Win	2013 COSAFA Cup

International career statistics

Mauritius national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	5	1
2012	1	1
2013	2+	1
Total	11	3

Personal

Calambé was born to parents Curtis Calambé, a former player most notably of Fire Brigade SC, and Noëlla. He is the oldest of two children, with a brother named Eurny, who also plays football.

Honors

Individual

• Mauritian League Top Goalscorer: 2010 Season