Karlo Letica

Karlo Letica
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27)
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 47 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Croatia U19 14 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024

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.

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 5 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
Career total 123 1 9 0 3 0 1 0 136 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Belgian Supercup

Honours

Club Brugge

CFR Cluj

References

  1. ^ a b "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Kȃrlo". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Kȃrlo
  3. ^ "Léto". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Lètica
  4. ^ "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. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Toni Gabric: Hajduk has the best goalkeepers in Croatia". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Golman Hajduka na posudbi u Rudešu [Hajduk goalman on loan to Rudeš]". Nogometplus. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Karlo Letica: Thanks to my teammates for keeping a cleansheet in debut". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Karlo Letica zabio za Hajduk: Real me želi | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. ^ "Karlo Letica naar Club Brugge [Karlo Letica to Club Brugge]" (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. ^ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, preso Letica in prestito con diritto di riscatto". Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. ^ Mihaitalazarica (5 October 2020). "Letica seals loan move to Samp". Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  14. ^ "BUN VENIT, KARLO LETICA!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Karlo Letica pozvan na EP U-19!". Hajdučki Portal. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Seven Hajduk players on international duty". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Hajduk players on international duties". Hajduk Split. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23 man and preliminary lists and when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i "K. Letica". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2018.