Duje Caleta-Car - Soccer News, Rumors, & Updates

Transferred to Sassuolo Caleta-Car has signed a contract with Sassuolo after terminating his contract with Lyon, according to the club.

Impact Caleta-Car made 130 appearances for Marseille between 2018 and 2022, contributing five goals and three assists, and later added 57 appearances for Lyon before spending last season on loan at Real Sociedad, where he won the Copa del Rey, beating Atletico Madrid in the final and bringing his career trophy count to eight. The 29 year old Croatian center back also spent time at Southampton and won four straight Austrian titles with Red Bull Salzburg earlier in his career, and has earned 38 caps for Croatia, including at this summer's World Cup, along with 57 appearances across the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Trains in full Saturday Caleta-Car (back) returned to full training on Saturday, confirming his recovery from the back issue that had kept him out of Croatia's pre-tournament friendlies, according to The...

Impact Caleta-Car had been managing the back problem throughout the preparation period but his return to collective sessions is a timely boost for coach Zlatko Dalic heading into the tournament. The Lyon center-back, who contributed one goal, 24 tackles, 28 interceptions and 129 clearances across 27 La Liga appearances for Real Sociedad on loan, is expected to be now fully available for Croatia's World Cup campaign.

JUNE 13 • ROTOWIRE

Available after ban Caleta-Car is an option again following the suspension he served Sunday against Valencia.

Impact Caleta-Car will have a decent chance of bouncing back to a starting position in the final game of the season, challenging Igor Zubeldia and Jon Martin at center-back. The experienced defender has racked up a variety of stats throughout the campaign, having posted multiple clearances and blocks in each of his last three matches played.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Set for suspension Caleta-Car picked up his fifth yellow card of the season midweek against Girona, and will now serve a one-match suspension for Real Sociedad's upcoming fixture against Valencia.

Impact The Croatian centre-back has been a consistent and commanding presence at the heart of the defense, and Aritz Elustondo is poised to fill the void, in what will be a farewell appearance for the long-serving defender at the Reale Arena. Caleta-Car will then return to the starting lineup for the club's season finale against Espanyol.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Not suspended anymore The Disciplinary Committee has rescinded Caleta-Car's yellow card against Getafe, so he'll be available to face Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, the club announced Friday.

Impact Caleta-Car has been a regular starter at center-back all season long for Real Sociedad, so this is a huge boost for the team. Expect the Croatian defender to keep his place in the starting lineup as long as he stays with four yellow cards to his name.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Won't play vs. Rayo Vallecano Caleta-Car will be suspended for Sunday's game against Rayo Vallecano after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Getafe.

Impact The Croatian center-back has been a regular at the back for the Donostiarra outfit, starting in seven of the team's last eight games while racking up one goal, seven tackles, 11 interceptions and 48 clearances in that stretch. The absence of Caleta-Car means Artiz Elustondo should start next to Jon Martin at center-back.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Comical own goal Caleta-Car had an own goal and one shot (one on goal) in Saturday's 3-3 draw versus Deportivo Alaves.

Impact Caleta-Car and the Real Sociedad goalkeeper's miscommunication Saturday led to an own goal to open the scoring in a frenetic 3-3 draw versus Deportivo Alaves. Despite the difficult start to the fixture, the central defender led the Real Sociedad defensive effort with eight clearances. Across his last five appearances (four starts) Caleta-Car has made 28 clearances and seven interceptions while playing the full 90 minutes three times.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Trains normally, set to start Caleta-Car (undisclosed) trained normally Tuesday and is set to start Saturday's clash against Alaves, according to Angel Lopez of Diario Vasco.

Impact Caleta-Car had been a concern after requesting a substitution during the win over Levante, but his clean training session puts any serious injury fears to rest. The Croatian center-back is now penciled in to partner Aritz Elustondo in the heart of the defense against Alaves on Saturday, with Jon Martin suspended and several other defenders still unavailable. His timely recovery is a real boost for cpach Matarazzo heading into a packed schedule that includes the Copa del Rey final against Atletico on April 18.

APRIL 9 • ROTOWIRE

Suffers discomfort Saturday Caleta-Car (undisclosed) was forced off in the 69th minute of Saturday's win over Levante with discomfort, according to El Desmarque.

Impact Caleta-Car's early exit came just minutes after the hour-mark, leaving coach Matarazzo sweating on the fitness of his center-back ahead of next week's clash against Alaves and the Copa del Rey final against Atletico Madrid in two weeks. The nature of the issue is not yet known and further assessment over the coming days will determine the severity. Aritz Elustondo is in line to step into the central defense if Caleta-Car needs to sit out any fixtures in the near future.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Nets rare goal Caleta-Car scored one goal to go with three shots (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Saturday's 3-3 draw against Oviedo.

Impact Caleta-Car scored during Saturday's draw, but that's not likely a sign of any major offensive outbursts going forward. The defender only put a single shot on goal Saturday and sent in just one cross, likely showing the limits to his offensive upside. Caleta-Car will hope to thrive against some weaker opponents, but even then goal contributions are likely to be few and far between.

FEBRUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Clears suspension Caleta-Car is no longer suspended and is an option moving forward for the club.

Impact Caleta-Car has served his suspension due to the red card he received against Celta Vigo but is now set to return in the next contest. The center-back has been a regular starter for Real Sociedad and will be in competition with Igor Zubeldia for a starting role against Elche on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Yamal's acrobatic goal helps Barcelona beat Oviedo and regain Spanish league lead

Lamine Yamal scored with an acrobatic volley and Barcelona beat last-place Oviedo 3-0 to regain the lead of the Spanish league

JANUARY 25 • Associated Press

Yellow upgraded to red Caleta-Car was shown a red card in injury time of the first half of Sunday's match against Celta Vigo.

Impact Celeta-Car was shown a red card following a VAR review Sunday, with his initial yellow card upgraded after review. This will suspend him for a match as well, missing out against Athletic on Feb. 1 and returning against Elche on Feb. 7. Igor Zubeldia should return to a starting role alongside Jon Martin in the defense with Celeta-Car unavailable.

JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Moves to Sociedad Caleta-Car completed a season-long loan move to Real Sociedad from Lyon, the club announced.

Impact Caleta-Car made the switch to Real Sociedad on loan, where he should get more playing time after an underwhelming campaign with Lyon. He wasn't likely to play much for Lyon, but should be a consistent contributor in the backline.

AUGUST 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scores as sub Caleta-Car scored one goal to go with one shot (one on target) in Friday's 3-3 draw versus Arsenal.

Impact Caleta-Car scored his first goal of the season with an appearance off the bench Friday. Because of injuries, he has only played in four games since January, starting three times in that span.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Duje Caleta-Car reclaims two-goal Southampton lead over Arsenal | Premier League

APRIL 21, 2023 • YOUTUBE

Wins two tackles in 1-0 loss Caleta-Car generated two tackles (one won), five clearances and two interceptions in Saturday's 1-0 defeat versus Aston Villa.

Impact Caleta-Car has now started in back to back matches to get up to seven starts this season as he's seen more playing time of late. Whenever on the pitch he offers some peripheral production but Saints have just one shutout all season.

JANUARY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goal Duje CALETA-CAR (31' - OM) PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 21/22

APRIL 18, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Goal Duje CALETA-CAR (82' - OM) RC STRASBOURG ALSACE - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 21/22

DECEMBER 13, 2021 • YOUTUBE

DUJE CALETA-CAR NEWS

NEWS

BIO

STATS

VIDEOS

GAME LOG

Yamal's acrobatic goal helps Barcelona beat Oviedo and regain Spanish league lead