Karlo Letica
Karlo Letica (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːrlo lětitsa];[2][3] born 11 February 1997) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Belgian club Club Brugge as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karlo Letica | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Omiš | ||
2008–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Hajduk Split | 19 | (1) |
2015 | → Mosor (loan)[1] | 16 | (0) |
2015 | → Val (loan)[1] | 13 | (0) |
2016 | → Rudeš (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2018– | Club Brugge | 12 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (0) |
2017 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:51, 19 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:13, 6 October 2017 (UTC) |
Club career
Letica kicked off his career with Hajduk Split in 2015 after arriving to the academy in 2008. He spent the initial years in loan spells.[4] His first loan spell came in February 2015, when he joined NK Mosor of the third tier along with five other Hajduk players.[5] His second loan spell was to NK Val of the same tier.[6] In August 2016, he was loaned off again, this time to second tier club Rudeš where he made his debut in the Croatian Football Cup qualifiers.[7]
In August 2017, Letica made his debut for Hajduk when he featured in a 1–0 league victory against Slaven Belupo where he kept a clean sheet.[8][9] On 11 March 2018, Letica scored his first professional goal in injury time against Istra 1961 for a 3-2 victory.[10]
On 15 June 2018, Letica moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Club Brugge KV.[11]
On 20 August 2019, Letica joined Italian Serie A club SPAL on loan with an option to buy.[12]
International career
Letica was a part of the Croatia U19 team that played in 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[13] In August 2017, he was called to the Croatia U21 fot matches against Moldova and Austria.[14] He made his debut against Austria which ended in a 1–1 draw.[15]
In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia,[16] but did not make the final 23.[17]
Club statistics
- As of match played 2 August 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hajduk Split | 2017–18[18] | Prva HNL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
Rudeš (loan) | 2016–17[18] | Druga HNL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Club Brugge | 2018–19[18] | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
SPAL (loan) | 2019–20[18] | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Career total | 59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Belgian Supercup
References
- "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- "Kȃrlo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Kȃrlo
- "Léto". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Lètica
- "Karlo Letica, visoki Hajdukov golman: Hvala dragom Bogu da mi je dao priliku. Na meni je da je iskoristim [Karlo Letica, Hajduk goalkeeper: Thank you God for this opportunity]". Slobodan Dalmacija. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Prometno u Žrnovnici: Mosor doveo Luku Vučka i petoricu igrača [Traffic in Žrnovnica: Mosor brought the number of the Vučka and five players]". Dalmacija News. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Toni Gabric: Hajduk has the best goalkeepers in Croatia". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Golman Hajduka na posudbi u Rudešu [Hajduk goalman on loan to Rudeš]". Nogometplus. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Debi iz snova za Leticu: Bilo je treme, ali za ovo sam radio 15 godina [Dream Debi for Letica: It was tremendous, but for this I've been working for 15 years]". Goal. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Karlo Letica: Thanks to my teammates for keeping a cleansheet in debut". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Karlo Letica zabio za Hajduk: Real me želi | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- "Karlo Letica naar Club Brugge [Karlo Letica to Club Brugge]" (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "UFFICIALE: SPAL, preso Letica in prestito con diritto di riscatto". Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Karlo Letica pozvan na EP U-19!". Hajdučki Portal. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Seven Hajduk players on international duty". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Hajduk players on international duties". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23 man and preliminary lists and when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "K. Letica". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External links
- Karlo Letica at Soccerway
- Karlo Letica at the Croatian Football Federation
- Hajduk Split profile