Duje Ćaleta-Car

#19 · Defender · age 29

Club

Real Sociedad

Spain · La Liga

Caps

Intl goals

WC26 rating

high confidence

Recent form: 56
Career peak: 77
League level: 90
Competition pedigree: 86
International pedigree: 74
Longevity: 67

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

Career by season

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Gls	Ast	Rating
25/26	Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D.	La Liga	27	1	0	—
25/26	Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D.	Copa del Rey	5	0	0	—
24/25	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	19	1	0	—
24/25	Olympique Lyonnais	UEFA Europa League	9	0	1	—
23/24	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	24	0	0	—
22/23	Southampton FC	Premier League	13	1	0	—
22/23	Southampton FC	FA Cup	2	1	0	—
22/23	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	1	0	0	—
21/22	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	26	2	1	—
21/22	Olympique de Marseille	UEFA Europa League	3	0	0	—
20/21	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	33	2	1	—
20/21	Olympique de Marseille	UEFA Champions League	4	0	0	—
20/21	Olympique de Marseille	Trophee des Champions	1	0	0	—
19/20	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	23	1	1	—
18/19	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	20	0	0	—
18/19	Olympique de Marseille	UEFA Europa League	5	0	0	—

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Ćaleta-Car is Croatia’s most-experienced centre-back option behind Gvardiol and Šutalo. His tournament value is depth and aerial work at set pieces, particularly defending corners.

Strengths

aerial duels at 6'4"
calm passing under pressure

Recent form

Played regularly for Real Sociedad in 2025-26.

Famously refused to come on as a substitute in Marseille's 2021-22 season under Jorge Sampaoli — a moment that turned into a transfer-saga incident.