Duje Caleta-Car

Duje Caleta-Car (Croatian pronunciation: [duːje tɕaleta tsar]; born 17 September 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 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

Caleta-Car joined FC Liefering in 2014 from FC Pasching. He made his Austrian Football First League debut with FC Liefering on 25 July 2014 against FAC Team fur Wien.

Red Bull Salzburg

During the 2017–18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in a UEFA Europa League semi-final. On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-final as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.

Olympique de Marseille

On 20 July 2018, Caleta-Car joined Olympique de Marseille on a five-year deal for a transfer fee of €19 million. Upon his arrival, Caleta-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.

At the start of the 2020–21 season, Caleta-Car scored a brace against Brest, converting assists of Florian Thauvin, as Marseille won 3–2. At the end of the January 2021 transfer window, Premier League side Liverpool launched a £23 million bid to secure his services but the move failed to materialize as Marseille didn't have enough time to sign a replacement.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Дуе Чалета-Цар (russian)