Lovre Kalinić facts for kids
Kalinić at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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| Full name | Lovre Kalinić | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
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Current team
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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) | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
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Lovre Kalinić (born on April 3, 1990) is a professional football player from Croatia. He plays as a goalkeeper for the team Hajduk Split.
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Club Career
Playing for Hajduk Split
Lovre Kalinić first played for HNK Hajduk Split on April 23, 2011. He was 21 years old at the time. This game was a Prva HNL match against NK Slaven Belupo, which his team won 2–1.
Before becoming a regular player for Hajduk, Lovre was loaned out to other teams. He played for Junak Sinj in 2009, Novalja in 2010, and Karlovac in 2012. In the 2013–14 season, Hajduk's manager, Igor Tudor, brought him back to be the main goalkeeper.
In the 2015–16 season, Kalinić set an amazing record in the 1. HNL league. He played for 775 minutes, or eight games, without letting any goals in. This was a new record, beating the old one of 711 minutes.
Because he was part of the Croatian squad for UEFA Euro 2016, Kalinić missed the first few games of Hajduk's 2016–17 season. He returned to play on July 28, 2016. In that game, Hajduk beat FC Oleksandriya 3–0 in a 2016-17 UEFA Europa League qualifying match, and he kept a clean sheet. In September 2016, Kalinić signed a new five-year contract with Hajduk. He played 134 official games for Hajduk over seven seasons. Overall, he spent 17 years with Hajduk, including his time as a youth player.
Moving to Gent
On December 27, 2016, Hajduk announced that Lovre Kalinić had played his last game for the club. He moved to Belgian First Division A team K.A.A. Gent. The transfer fee was €3.1 million, which was the highest amount ever paid for a goalkeeper from the Prva HNL league. This also made Kalinić the most expensive player in Gent's history. Even though he only played for half a season after joining Gent in January, he was named the Best Goalkeeper in the Belgian league for the 2016–17 season.
Playing for Aston Villa
On December 21, 2018, the English Championship club Aston Villa announced they would sign Kalinić. He joined the team officially on January 1, 2019. Aston Villa had tried to sign him before in 2016, but he couldn't get a work permit at that time. He signed a contract that would last until the end of the 2022–23 season.
He played his first game for Aston Villa on January 5, 2019, in an FA Cup match against Swansea City, which they lost 3–0. His first league game was a week later, also a 3–0 loss, against Wigan Athletic. After that, they drew 2–2 with Hull City. This meant Kalinić had let in 8 goals in his first 3 games. His last game for Aston Villa was on February 16, 2019, against West Bromwich Albion.
Loan to Toulouse
On January 20, 2020, Kalinić joined Ligue 1 club Toulouse on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. However, he only played four games before the league was stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Loan back to Hajduk Split
On December 22, 2020, it was announced that Kalinić would go back to Hajduk Split on loan. He had not played any games for Aston Villa in the 2020–21 season before this. The loan started on January 18, 2021. On January 22, he played his second debut game for Hajduk, a 1–0 league win against Šibenik.
On July 11, 2021, Aston Villa announced that Kalinić would join Hajduk Split for another season on loan. Kalinić explained that Aston Villa wanted to sell him to another club. However, he really wanted to return to Hajduk Split because he had been named the club captain. Eventually, all teams agreed to a second loan season.
Permanent Return to Hajduk Split
On July 1, 2022, Kalinić signed with Hajduk Split permanently. The details of the transfer were not officially announced by either club, but it was thought to be a free transfer.
International Career
After Stipe Pletikosa retired from international football in 2014, Kalinić became the second-choice goalkeeper for Croatia. The main goalkeeper was Danijel Subašić. Kalinić played his first game for Croatia in November 2014, in a friendly match against Argentina. He was also part of Croatia's team for UEFA Euro 2016.
In May 2018, he was chosen for Croatia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played in the last group stage match against Iceland and made some important saves. Croatia ended up as the runners-up in the tournament, losing to France in the final.
After the World Cup, Subašić retired from playing for the national team. Kalinić then became the first-choice goalkeeper for Croatia. However, due to injuries and not playing as well, he later became a reserve goalkeeper again. Dominik Livaković took over as the main goalkeeper.
He was a substitute player at the delayed UEFA Euro 2020, but Livaković played all four matches. Kalinić was also on the standby list for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His last game for Croatia was a friendly match against Georgia in November 2019. Croatia won that match 2-1.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Croatia | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours and Awards
Here are some of the awards and achievements Lovre Kalinić has earned:
Hajduk Split
- Croatian Cup: 2012–13, 2021–22, 2022–23
Aston Villa
- EFL Championship play-offs: 2019 (This means his team won the play-offs to get promoted to a higher league.)
Croatia National Team
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2018 (His team came in second place at the World Cup.)
Individual Awards
- Football Oscar Best Goalkeeper in Prva HNL: 2015, 2016
- Best AA Gent-Player of the Season: 2016-17
- Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Season: 2016–17
- Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2017, 2018
Orders
Order of Duke Branimir: 2018 (This is a special award given by the President of Croatia for contributions to the country.)
See also
In Spanish: Lovre Kalinić para niños
