Branimir Kalaica

Branimir Kalaica
Personal information
Full name	Branimir Kalaica
Date of birth	1 June 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Benfica B
Number	50
Youth career
2011–2016	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–	Benfica B
2017–	Benfica
National team‡
2012	Croatia U14
2013	Croatia U15
2014	Croatia U16
2013–2015	Croatia U17
2014–2015	Croatia U18
2014–2017	Croatia U19
2018–2019	Croatia U20
2019	Croatia U21
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020

Branimir Kalaica (born 1 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese side Benfica B in Liga Portugal 2.

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[]

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

External links[]

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

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[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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