Branimir Kalaica (born 1 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Astana in Kazakhstan Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Astana | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Benfica B | 100 | (3) |
| 2017–2022 | Benfica | 1 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 41 | (1) |
| 2024– | Astana | 11 | (2) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editBenfica[3]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Branimir Kalaica at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Branimir Kalaica – UEFA competition record (archive)
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