Filip Kalanin

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.

Kalanin is the all time youngest player to start a match in the Slovak First Football League.

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]

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]

Kalanin is noted for his reflexes and work rate. He has been compared to Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.^[19]

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]