Branimir Kalaica

Branimir Kalaica (born 1 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese side Benfica B in LigaPro.

Branimir Kalaica
Personal information
Full name Branimir Kalaica
Date of birth (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Benfica B
Youth career
2011–2016 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Benfica B 87 (3)
2017– Benfica 1 (1)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020

Club career

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

Benfica[3]

References

  1. "Vi os festejos do título e achei espetacular" S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
  2. Liga Portugal LPFP (in Portuguese)
  3. Branimir Kalaica at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2019.


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