Ivan Kelava

Ivan Kelava (born 20 February 1988) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory.

Club Career

Kelava played for Dinamo Zagreb's youth teams from 1997, being promoted to the club's senior squad in the summer of 2006.

Dinamo Zagreb

He started his first–team career as the club's fourth–choice goalkeeper and did not appear in any competitive matches during the 2006–07 season. Kelava debuted for Dinamo in the Croatian Cup in September 2007, before eventually making his Croatian First League debut in a 2–1 away victory against NK Zadar on 27 October 2007. By the end of the season he managed to establish himself as the club's second–choice goalkeeper, making a total of 7 league appearances. On 2 October 2008, he made his European debut, replacing the injured Tomislav Butina in the opening minutes of the second leg of their UEFA Cup first round fixture against Sparta Prague.

In August 2009, Kelava was loaned to Lokomotiva, where he established himself as their first–choice goalkeeper and made a total of 33 league appearances.

On 16 September 2010, Kelava kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win against Villarreal in the club's opening UEFA Europa League group match of the season. He was the first choice goalkeeper in the 2011–12 season as well, becoming a hero among Dinamo fans after making a number of crucial saves in the return leg of the Champions League play-off against Malmo FF which saw Dinamo through.

Udinese / Granada

On the 4 July 2013, Kelava joined Udinese for €1 million. He made his Serie A debut on 25 August 2013, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Lazio. After being a backup to Zeljko Brkic, he subsequently had loan stints at Carpi and Spartak Trnava.

On 25 August 2015, Kelava moved to Udinese's feeder club Granada CF, mainly as a replacement to Real Sociedad-bound Oier Olazabal. On 29 December 2016, he terminated his contract, after b

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