Duje Caleta-Car

Age 29

Sassuolo

Croatia

2.8 M €

17 September 1996 (29)

193 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.82

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.4

7.3

6.8

6.7

7.1

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

2.8M €

17 September 1996

29 Age

Nationality

Croatia

Height / Weight

193 cm / 89 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Šibenik

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back

Other

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Duje Caleta-Car career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Real Sociedad K	32	29	1	0	8	1
	LaLiga	27	24	1	0	6	1
	Copa del Rey	5	5	0	0	2	0
24/25	Lyon	28	23	1	1	10	0
	Ligue 1	19	17	1	0	9	0
	UEFA Europa League	9	6	0	1	1	0
23/24	Lyon K	29	27	0	0	5	1
	Ligue 1	24	22	0	0	2	1
	Coupe de France	5	5	0	0	3	0
22/23	Southampton	19	14	2	0	4	1
	Premier League	13	9	1	0	2	0
	FA Cup	2	2	1	0	2	0
	EFL Cup	4	3	0	0	0	1
22/23	Marseille	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0
21/22	Marseille	38	36	2	0	7	0
	Ligue 1	26	24	2	0	6	0
	Coupe de France	3	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	3	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Conference League	6	6	0	0	1	0
20/21	Marseille	39	38	2	1	9	1
	Ligue 1	33	32	2	1	8	1
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Trophee des Champions	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	4	0	0	1	0
19/20	Marseille	26	23	1	1	7	0
	Ligue 1	23	20	1	1	6	0
	Coupe de France	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	1	1	0	0	1	0
18/19	Marseille	26	23	0	0	3	2
	Ligue 1	20	17	0	0	1	2
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	5	5	0	0	1	0
17/18	Salzburg	47	46	2	3	16	0
	Bundesliga	28	27	2	1	10	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	4	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	15	15	0	2	5	0
16/17	Salzburg	26	24	0	1	5	1
	Bundesliga	18	17	0	1	2	1
	UEFA Champions League	5	4	0	0	2	0
	UEFA Europa League	3	3	0	0	1	0
15/16	Liefering	1	1	0	0	0	0
	2. Liga	1	1	0	0	0	0
15/16	Salzburg	33	33	2	2	2	0
	Bundesliga	31	31	2	2	2	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
14/15	Salzburg	8	8	0	0	2	0
	Bundesliga	7	7	0	0	2	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	1	0	0	0	0
14/15	Liefering K	19	19	0	1	3	0
	2. Liga	19	19	0	1	3	0
Total		372	344	13	10	81	7

National Team Career

Duje Caleta-Car career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Croatia	7	7	0	0	2	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	6	6	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0	1	0
2025	Croatia	7	6	0	0	2	0
	UEFA Nations League	7	6	0	0	2	0
2024	Croatia	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Croatia	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Nations League	1	1	0	0	1	0
2022	Croatia	8	7	1	1	1	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	6	5	1	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	1	0	1
2021	Croatia	9	9	0	1	5	0
	UEFA Euro	2	2	0	0	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	3	3	0	0	2	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	2	2	0	1	1	0
2020	Croatia	2	1	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0	0	0
2019	Croatia	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Croatia	2	1	0	0	0	0
	World Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total		38	32	1	2	11	1

National Youth Team Career

Duje Caleta-Car career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2017	Croatia	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
2015	Croatia	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
2014	Croatia	1	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	1
2014	Croatia	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
2014	Croatia	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
2013	Croatia	3	2	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	1
Total		9	8	2

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Real Sociedad	32	29	1	0
2023-2025	Lyon	57	50	1	1
2022-2023	Southampton	19	14	2	0
2018-2023	Marseille	130	120	5	2
2014-2018	Salzburg	114	111	4	6
2014-2016	Liefering	20	20	0	1

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2018-Today	Croatia	38	32	1	2

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11
2014-2017	Croatia	3	3	1
2014	Croatia	1	1	0
2014	Croatia	2	2	0
2013	Croatia	3	2	1

General Statistics — 25/26 LaLiga

1 Goals

- Assists

6.9 Avg. Pts

27 Matches

24 Starting XI

2150 Minutes

Shots

6 Off-target Shots 0.25

On-target Shots

3 0.13

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.82

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.4

7.3

6.8

6.7

7.1

Season Performance

Season Performance — 25/26 LaLiga
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	1	%75
Assists	-	%36
Goal Contribution	1	%63
Expected Goals (xG)	1.66	%87
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	1	%77
Big Chances Created	-	%28
Big Chances Missed	2	%15
Penalty	-	%49
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	13	%80
Shots on Target	3	%73
Shots off Target	6	%25
Blocked Shots	4	%14
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	90.6%	%76
Passes	1358	%80
Accurate Passes	1230	%82
Key Passes	3	%59
Passes in Final Third	105	%67
Chances Created	2	%51
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	49.5%	%67
Long Balls	101	%59
Accurate Long Balls	50	%63
Cross Accuracy %	0%	%23
Crosses	1	%45
Accurate Crosses	-	%32
Defense
Clearances	129	%76
Interceptions	28	%80
Tackles	24	%49
Individual
Touches	1640	%77
Dribbles	-	%11
Successful Dribbles	-	%15
Successful Dribble %	-
Duels	198	%84
Duels Won %	57.6%	%48
Duels Won	114	%86
Possession Lost	136	%41
Dispossessed	2	%49
Offsides	1	%27
Fouls Won	8	%53
Free Kicks Taken	8	%53
Discipline
Fouls	30	%19
Yellow Cards	6	%17
Red Cards	1	%12

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
31.08.26	Lyon	Sassuolo	Signed
29.06.26	Real Sociedad	Lyon	Loan Return
31.07.25	Lyon	Real Sociedad	Kiralık 500k €
07.07.24	Southampton	Lyon	3.59M €
29.06.24	Lyon	Southampton	Loan Return
01.08.23	Southampton	Lyon	Kiralık 1.54M €
31.08.22	Marseille	Southampton	8M €
19.07.18	Salzburg	Marseille	19M €
06.01.15	Liefering	Salzburg	Loan Return
30.06.14	Salzburg	Liefering	Loan
04.07.13	Sibenik	Salzburg	50k €

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Spanish cup winner	1	Real Sociedad San Sebastian	25/26
Austrian champion	4	FC Salzburg	17/18 16/17 15/16 14/15
Austrian cup winner	3	FC Salzburg	16/17 15/16 14/15

National Team Honors

National Team Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
World Cup runner-up	1	Croatia	2018

Duje Caleta-Car: profile and statistics summary

Duje Caleta-Car is a 29-year-old footballer in the Centre-Back position. Holds Croatia nationality and was born on 17 September 1996 in Šibenik. Stands 193 cm tall and weighs 89 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Sassuolo. Under contract until 6/29/2028. Current market value: 2.8 M €.

In the 25/26 season, made 27 appearances in LaLiga for a total of 2150 minutes. Scored 1 goal in that time. Average match rating: 7.00.

Across a career spanning 6 clubs, made 372 appearances and scored 13 goals. Made 38 appearances for Croatia. Honours won include World Cup runner-up, Spanish cup winner, Austrian champion.

Sassuolo squad, fixtures and league table

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