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Croatian footballer (born 1990)

Lovre Kalinić
Kalinić at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Lovre Kalinić
Date of birth (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Hajduk Split
Number 91
Youth career
1998–2000 Solin
2000–2009 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Hajduk Split 134 (0)
2009 → Junak Sinj (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2010 → Novalja (loan) 23 (0)
2012 → Karlovac (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2018 Gent 68 (0)
2018–2022 Aston Villa 7 (0)
2020 → Toulouse (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 → Hajduk Split (loan) 50 (0)
2022– Hajduk Split 10 (0)
International career
2005 Croatia U15 1 (0)
2005–2006 Croatia U16 11 (0)
2006 Croatia U17 1 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U21 7 (0)
2014–2022 Croatia 19 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Lovre Kalinić (Croatian pronunciation: [lǒːʋre kǎlinitɕ]; born 3 April 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hajduk Split.

Club career

Hajduk Split

Lovre Kalinić made his HNK Hajduk Split debut on 23 April 2011, under manager Ante Miše at the age of 21 years and 20 days, in a Prva HNL match against NK Slaven Belupo, which his side won 2–1.

After loans to Junak Sinj in 2009, Novalja in 2010 and Karlovac in 2012, Hajduk manager Igor Tudor brought Lovre Kalinić back to Hajduk Split to be the number one goalkeeper for the 2013–14 season.

In the 2015–16 season, Kalinić set a new record for most consecutive minutes without a goal conceded in the 1. HNL. The goalkeeper went eight games, or 775 minutes, without conceding a goal. The previous record was held by Zoran Slavica, who went 711 minutes without conceding a goal in the Prva HNL.

As a result of being part of Croatia's UEFA Euro 2016 squad, Kalinić missed the first three rounds of Hajduk's 2016–17 season, being granted an extended holiday by Hajduk boss Marijan Pušnik. He made his return on 28 July 2016, where Hajduk defeated FC Oleksandriya 3–0 in the Third Round of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League qualifying at CSC Nika Stadium, keeping a clean sheet. In September 2016, Kalinić signed a new five-year contract with Hajduk. In his time at Hajduk, Kalinić made 134 official appearances across seven seasons. In total, Kalinić spent 17 years of junior and senior football with Hajduk.

Gent

On 27 December 2016, Hajduk announced that Lovre Kalinić had played his last game for the club, with a move to Belgian First Division A side K.A.A. Gent completed. The transfer fee is the highest fee for a goalkeeper in the history of the Prva HNL. The €3.1m transfer fee will make Kalinić the most expensive player in Gent's history. He was named Best Goalkeeper in the Belgian league for the 2016–17 season, after having played only half a season upon arriving in January to Gent from Hajduk Split.

Aston Villa

On 21 December 2018, English Championship club Aston Villa announced that they had reached an agreement with Gent to sign Kalinić at the start of the January transfer window. Villa had already attempted to sign Kalinić in 2016 but were denied a work permit. He signed a contract to the end of the 2022–23 season. He officially joined on 1 January 2019 and made his debut four days later in a 3–0 defeat in a home FA Cup tie against Swansea City. His league debut came a week later in another 3–0 defeat, this time against Wigan Athletic, which was followed by a 2–2 draw with Hull City – meaning that Kalinić had conceded 8 goals in his first 3 games. He played what would prove to be his last game for the club against West Bromwich Albion on 16 February 2019.

Toulouse (loan)

On 20 January 2020, Kalinić joined Ligue 1 club Toulouse until the end of the 2019–20 season. However, he made only four appearances before the league was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hajduk Split (loan)

On 22 December 2020, after making no appearances for Villa in the 2020–21 season up to that point, it was announced that Kalinić would go out on loan to Hajduk Split, where he started his career. The loan was scheduled to commence on 18 January 2021 – when the Croatian transfer window opened. On 22 January, he made his second debut for Hajduk in a 1–0 league victory over Šibenik.

On 11 July 2021, Aston Villa announced that Kalinić would rejoin Hajduk Split on loan for another season. Kalinić explained that Aston Villa had wanted to sell him to another club, but he was adamant that he wanted to return to Hajduk Split as he had been named club captain. Eventually, an agreement for a second season on loan was agreed by all parties.

Permanent return to Hajduk Split

On 1 July 2022, Kalinić signed for Hajduk Split once again, this time on a permanent transfer. The details were not announced by either club, but it was rumoured to have been a free transfer.

International career

After Stipe Pletikosa retired from international football in 2014, Kalinić became Croatia's second choice goalkeeper behind Danijel Subašić. He made his debut for Croatia in a November 2014 friendly match against Argentina. He was part of Croatia's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.

In May 2018 he was named in Croatia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played the last match of group stage against Iceland making several crucial saves. Croatia finished as the runners-up of the tournament, losing to France in the final.

After the tournament ended, Subašić retired from international football. Kalinić has thus been appointed as the first choice goalkeeper for the national team. However, due to injuries and the consequent drop in form, he was benched again in favour of Dominik Livaković.

He was an unused substitute at the delayed UEFA Euro 2020, as Livaković played all four matches, and remained on standby list for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as Ivica Ivušić and Ivo Grbić were chosen to be reserve goalkeepers. Kalinić's last game for Croatia was a november 2019 friendly against Georgia, where he failed to save a weak shot from Giorgi Papunashvili, giving Georgians the lead. However, Croatia turned the match into 2-1 victory.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split 2008–09 Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2011–12 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 3 0
2012–13 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
2013–14 24 0 1 0 5 0 — 30 0
2014–15 28 0 5 0 3 0 — 37 0
2015–16 31 0 2 0 8 0 — 41 0
2016–17 13 0 1 0 4 0 — 18 0
Total 102 0 12 0 20 0 — 134 0
Junak Sinj (loan) 2008–09 Druga HNL 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Novalja (loan) 2009–10 Treća HNL 23 0 0 0 — — 23 0
Karlovac (loan) 2011–12 Prva HNL 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Gent 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 19 0 0 0 4 0 — 23 0
2017–18 35 0 2 0 1 0 — 38 0
2018–19 14 0 1 0 3 0 — 18 0
Total 68 0 3 0 8 0 — 79 0
Aston Villa 2018–19 Championship 7 0 1 0 — 0 0 8 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Toulouse (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Hajduk Split (loan) 2020–21 Croatian Football League 21 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
2021–22 16 0 2 0 2 0 – 20 0
Total 37 0 3 0 2 0 – 42 0
Hajduk Split 2022–23 Croatian Football League 9 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 14 0
2023–24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 10 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 16 0
Career total 266 0 20 0 34 0 1 0 311 0
  1. Includes Croatian Football Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup

International

As of match played on 19 November 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 4 0
2017 3 0
2018 7 0
2019 3 0
Total 19 0

Honours

Hajduk Split

Aston Villa

Croatia

Individual

Orders

References

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External links

HNK Hajduk Split – current squad
Croatia squads
Croatia squad – UEFA Euro 2016
Croatia
Croatia squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup runners-up
Croatia
Croatia squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Croatia
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year
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