Branimir Kalaica
Croatian professional footballer (born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Benfica B | 100 | (3) |
| 2017–2022 | Benfica | 1 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 40 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Croatia U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | Croatia U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Croatia U17 | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Croatia U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | Croatia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 | |||
Branimir Kalaica (born 1 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian side Lokomotiva Zagreb in HNL.
Club career
Born in Zagreb, Kalaica started his football career at local club Dinamo Zagreb. In June 2016, he moved to Portugal and signed a six-year contract with defending champions Benfica, as a free agent.[1] On 11 September, he debuted for Benfica's reserve team in a 2–1 home win against Académico de Viseu in LigaPro.[2]
Honours
Benfica[3]
References
- ^ "Vi os festejos do título e achei espetacular" Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
- ^ Liga Portugal LPFP (in Portuguese)
- ^ Branimir Kalaica at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
- Branimir Kalaica at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Branimir Kalaica – UEFA competition record (archive)
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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb – current squad
- 1 Čavlina
- 3 Matić
- 4 Leovac
- 5 Mersinaj
- 7 Goričan
- 8 Mudražija
- 9 Čop
- 10 Krivak
- 12 Hendija
- 13 Bošković
- 14 Marić
- 15 Smakaj
- 16 Kastrati
- 17 Elezi
- 18 Baždarić
- 19 Šotiček
- 20 Kalaica
- 21 Kanižaj
- 22 Bartolec
- 23 Fetai
- 24 Tošković
- 26 Žilinski
- 27 Vranjković
- 28 Canjuga
- 29 Bubanja
- 30 Kukavica
- 31 Šubarić
- Manager: Čabraja
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