Lukas Kačavenda

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Lukas Kačavenda
Personal information
Full name Lukas Kačavenda
Date of birth (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2015 Kustošija
2015–2017 Dinamo Zagreb
2017–2021 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–0000 Lokomotiva Zagreb 23 (4)
National team‡
2021 Croatia U18 1 (0)
2021– Croatia U21 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:58, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:22, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Lukas Kačavenda (born 2 March 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Club career[]

Kačavenda was born in Zagreb, where his father hails from, while his mother hails from Sisak. He started playing football by joining the local club Kustošija. In 2015, he moved to the academy of the Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb which he left two years later, unsatisfied with his playing time. He then joined Lokomotiva.[1]

During the March international break in 2021, Lokomotiva played a friendly game with Orijent 1919 and the coach Samir Toplak called up several youth players to join the senior team. Toplak was impressed by Kačavenda and Luka Stojković and left them in the senior team permanently.[2][1] Kačavenda made his debut on 3 April in a 2–0 defeat to Hajduk Split, coming on for in the 65th minute.[3][4][5] On 7 May, he provided Roko Šimić with an assist for the first goal and scored the second himself, as Lokomotiva defeated Slaven Belupo 3–1.[6] He was credited as one of the key players who helped Lokomotiva preserve their first league status.[7]

International career[]

Kačavenda was not part of Croatia's youth teams until autumn 2021, when he was called up to Croatia under-21 national team by their coach Igor Bišćan for the upcoming UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifying, quickly establishing himself as a key player as Croatia finished the year with six victories out of six.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 7 November 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2020–21 Prva HNL 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2021–22 13 3 2 1 — 15 4
Career total 23 4 2 1 0 0 25 5
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b Galić, Mato (10 May 2021). "Duo 'lokosa' kao duo Chelseaja Mount i Pulišić: Roko i ja smo kumovi i najbolji prijatelji...'". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "U subotu prijateljska s Orijentom". NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "VIDEO: Velemajstorski gol Marka Livaje, sve uvjerljiviji Hajduk nastavlja put prema Europi". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ Jurišić, Predrag (8 April 2021). "'Zadnji je trenutak da se njih dvojica probude ili ih neće biti! Ako tako neće biti, ubacujem klince!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Lokomotiva - Hajduk 0:2". NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ Žurić, Ivan; HINA (7 May 2021). "[VIDEO/FOTO] Tinejdžeri vodili 'lokose' do pobjede; s igračem manje Lokomotiva je 'okrenula' Slaven Belupo i osvojila važne bodove u borbi za ostanak". Tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ Matteoni, Robert (28 November 2021). "Neugodna pitanja za razne stručne stožere: Kako ranije nisu uočili tako velikog dragulja HR nogometa?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ Topić, Mihovil (17 November 2021). "Koliko je dobar Lukas Kačavenda?". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ^ Lukas Kačavenda at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

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