Karlo Letica (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːrlo lětitsa];[2][3] born 11 February 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Omiš | ||
| 2008–2014 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Hajduk Split | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Mosor (loan)[1] | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Val (loan)[1] | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Rudeš (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Club Brugge | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | CFR Cluj | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hermannstadt | 30 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lausanne-Sport | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023 | |||
Club career
Hajduk Split and lower division loans
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 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]
Club Brugge
On 15 June 2018, Letica moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Club Brugge.[11]
SPAL (loan)
On 20 August 2019, Letica joined Italian Serie A club SPAL on loan with an option to buy.[12]
Sampdoria (loan)
On 5 October 2020, Letica joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy.[13]
CFR Cluj
On 11 October 2021, he moved to Romania to sign with defending Liga I champions CFR Cluj.[14]
Hermannstadt
On 12 October 2022, Letica joined Romanian Liga I club Hermannstadt agreeing to a one-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year.[15]
International career
Letica was a part of the Croatia U19 team that played in 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[16] In August 2017, he was called to the Croatia U21 for matches against Moldova and Austria.[17] He made his debut against Austria which ended in a 1–1 draw.[18]
In May 2018 he was named in the Croatia national team's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia,[19] but did not make the final 23.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rudeš (loan) | 2016–17[21] | Druga HNL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2017–18[21] | Prva HNL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Club Brugge | 2018–19[21] | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20[21] | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2020–21[21] | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22[21] | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hermannstadt | 2022–23[21] | Liga I | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[21] | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2023–24[21] | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Supercup
Honours
Club Brugge
CFR Cluj
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (5 October 2020). "Letica seals loan move to Samp". Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "BUN VENIT, KARLO LETICA!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (12 October 2022). "OFICIAL | Hermannstadt a transferat un campion cu CFR Cluj! A jucat și în Serie A" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "K. Letica". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
External links
- Karlo Letica at Soccerway
- Karlo Letica at the Croatian Football Federation
- Hajduk Split profile