Branimir Kalaica

Summary

Branimir Kalaica (born 1 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Croatian side Lokomotiva Zagreb in HNL.

Branimir Kalaica
Personal information
Full name Branimir Kalaica
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 30 (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 8 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Club career edit

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 edit

Benfica[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vi os festejos do título e achei espetacular" Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Liga Portugal LPFP (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Branimir Kalaica at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.  

External links edit

  • Branimir Kalaica at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
  • Branimir Kalaica – UEFA competition record (archive)