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. He was a member of the Croatian squad which ended as runners-up to France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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.

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. On 29 September 2019 he scored his first goal for Marseille, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Rennes.
Southampton F.C.
A year before the end of his contract he moved to Southampton FC. www.croatiaweek.com
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. 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. 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.

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

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsŠibenik2012–13Druga HNL17000———170Pasching2013–14Austrian Regionalliga15300———153Liefering (loan)2014–15Erste Liga19000———1902015–16Erste Liga1000———10Total20000——— 200Red Bull Salzburg2014–15Austrian Bundesliga7010—10—902015–16Austrian Bundesliga31240—20—3722016–17Austrian Bundesliga18050—80—3102017–18Austrian Bundesliga28260—190—532Total844160—300—1304Marseille2018–19Ligue 1200100050—2602019–20Ligue 12312010——2612020–21Ligue 133210—40103922021–22Ligue 126230—90—3822022–23Ligue 11000—00—10Total10357010180101305Southampton2022–23Premier League1312140——192Lyon (loan)2023–24Ligue 14000———40Career total25613251504801033514

International

National teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia2018202019302020502021101202230Total231

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

+ List of international goals scored by Duje Ćaleta-CarNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 November 2021  National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 20   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.

+ List of international goals scored by Duje Ćaleta-CarNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 November 2021  National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 20   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
Individual
Austrian  Bundesliga Team of the Year:  2017–18
Orders
 Order of Duke Branimir: 2018

References

Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:Croatian footballers
Category:Association football defenders
Category:FC Liefering players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Premier League players
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players