Duje Ćaleta-Car

I have a soft spot for centre-backs who do the unglamorous work, and Duje Ćaleta-Car is exactly that kind of player. Standing 193 cm and hailing from the Adriatic port of Šibenik, he carries the quiet steel that Croatian defenders seem to inherit by birthright. Being part of the 2018 World Cup runners-up squad is no small badge, and his journey from Lyon to Real Sociedad shows a willingness to keep proving himself in tough leagues. He will never grab headlines like a striker, but I find real beauty in a defender who wins his duels and simply refuses to be beaten.

Name (English)

Duje Ćaleta-Car

Name (Japanese)

ドゥイェ・チャレタ＝ツァル

Reading

どぅいぇ・ちゃれた＝つぁる

Born

September 17, 1996 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Šibenik, Croatia

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dujecar_5/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duje%20%C4%86aleta-Car
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BF%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17612806

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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