Duje Caleta-Car

Duje Ćaleta-Car ( born 17 September 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer He plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Croatia national team.^[2] He was a member of the Croatian squad which ended as runners-up to France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Duje Ćaleta-Car

Ćaleta-Car warming up for Marseille in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Duje Ćaleta-Car
Date of birth	(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Šibenik, Croatia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Lyon (on loan from Southampton)
Number	55
Youth career
2005–2012	Šibenik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Šibenik	17	(0)
2013–2014	Pasching	15	(3)
2014–2018	Red Bull Salzburg	84	(4)
2014–2015	→ Liefering (loan)	20	(0)
2018–2022	Marseille	103	(5)
2022–	Southampton	13	(1)
2023–	→ Lyon (loan)	4	(0)
International career‡
2012–2013	Croatia U17	12	(1)
2013–2014	Croatia U18	4	(0)
2014–2015	Croatia U19	10	(2)
2014–2018	Croatia U21	17	(3)
2018–	Croatia	23	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:44, 4 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:42, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

He started with his local club HNK Šibenik. Then he went on to FC Pasching in Austria. Ćaleta-Car joined FC Liefering in 2014 on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.. He made his Austrian Football First League debut with FC Liefering on 25 July 2014 against FAC Team für Wien.^[3]

Red Bull Salzburg

From 2015 till 2028 he played for FC Red Bull Salzburg 84 matches with four goals in the Austrian Bundesliga. 2017-18 he was part of the team which reached the Europa-League semifinals.

Olympique de Marseille

On 20 July 2018 Ćaleta-Car went to Olympique de Marseille on a five-year deal for a transfer fee of €19 million. Upon his arrival, Ćaleta-Car was given the squad shirt number 15.^[4] On 29 September 2019 he scored his first goal for Marseille, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Rennes.^[5]

Southampton F.C.

A year before the end of his contract he moved to Southampton FC.^[6]

International career

He played for Croatia U17, U18, U19 and U21 national football team. In October 2015, Ćaleta-Car received a first call-up for the senior national team for the Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Malta.^[7] He was in the first 27 players team called for the Euro 2016 but was dropped.

In May 2018, he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[8] On 3 June he made his international debut in a friendly match against Brazil, coming on as a substitute for Vedran Ćorluka in the 52nd minute.^[9]

Ćaleta-Car was selected in the 23-man squad that travelled to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He made his World Cup debut in Croatia's final group game, a 2–1 win over Iceland. Croatia finish second in the tournament.

Personal life

He is married and father of a son.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 September 2023^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Šibenik	2012–13	Druga HNL	17	0	0	0	—		—		—		17	0
Pasching	2013–14	Austrian Regionalliga	15	3	0	0	—		—		—		15	3
Liefering (loan)	2014–15	Erste Liga	19	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2015–16	Erste Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	—		—		—		20	0
Red Bull Salzburg	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	—		1[c]	0	—		9	0
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	31	2	4	0	—		2[c]	0	—		37	2
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	18	0	5	0	—		8[d]	0	—		31	0
	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	28	2	6	0	—		19[e]	0	—		53	2
	Total		84	4	16	0	—		30	0	—		130	4
Marseille	2018–19	Ligue 1	20	0	1	0	0	0	5[c]	0	—		26	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	23	1	2	0	1	0	—		—		26	1
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	2	1	0	—		4[f]	0	1[g]	0	39	2
	2021–22	Ligue 1	26	2	3	0	—		9[h]	0	—		38	2
	2022–23[10]	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	Total		103	5	7	0	1	0	18	0	1	0	130	5
Southampton	2022–23[10]	Premier League	13	1	2	1	4	0	—		—		19	2
Lyon (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total			256	13	25	1	5	0	48	0	1	0	335	14

1. Includes Croatian Cup, Austrian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
8. Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 3 June 2022^[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Croatia	2018	2	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	5	0
	2021	10	1
	2022	3	0
Total		23	1

As of match played 11 November 2021

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ćaleta-Car goal^[11]

List of international goals scored by Duje Ćaleta-Car

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2021	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	20	Malta	2–0	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ćaleta-Car goal.^[11]

List of international goals scored by Duje Ćaleta-Car

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 2021	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	20	Malta	2–0	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Austrian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Croatia

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2018^[12]

Individual

• Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2017–18^[13]

Orders

• Order of Duke Branimir: 2018^[14]