Lukas Kačavenda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Kustošija | ||
| 2015–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2017–2021 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 56 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Croatia U21 | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 | |||
Lukas Kačavenda (born 2 March 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Prva HNL side Dinamo Zagreb.
Club career
[edit]Kačavenda was born in Zagreb, where his father hails from, while his mother hails from Sisak. He started playing football by joining the local club Kustošija. In 2015, he moved to the academy of the Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb which he left two years later, unsatisfied with his playing time. He then joined Lokomotiva.[1]
During the March international break in 2021, Lokomotiva played a friendly game with Orijent 1919 and the coach Samir Toplak called up several youth players to join the senior team. Toplak was impressed by Kačavenda and Luka Stojković and left them in the senior team permanently.[2][1] Kačavenda made his debut on 3 April in a 2–0 defeat to Hajduk Split, coming on for Kim Jeong Hyun in the 65th minute.[3][4][5] On 7 May, he provided Roko Šimić with an assist for the first goal and scored the second himself, as Lokomotiva defeated Slaven Belupo 3–1.[6] He was credited as one of the key players who helped Lokomotiva preserve their first league status.[7]
International career
[edit]Kačavenda was not part of Croatia's youth teams until autumn 2021, when he was called up to Croatia under-21 national team by their coach Igor Bišćan for the upcoming UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifying, quickly establishing himself as a key player as Croatia finished the year with six victories out of six.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 March 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b Galić, Mato (10 May 2021). "Duo 'lokosa' kao duo Chelseaja Mount i Pulišić: Roko i ja smo kumovi i najbolji prijatelji...'". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "U subotu prijateljska s Orijentom". NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO: Velemajstorski gol Marka Livaje, sve uvjerljiviji Hajduk nastavlja put prema Europi". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Jurišić, Predrag (8 April 2021). "'Zadnji je trenutak da se njih dvojica probude ili ih neće biti! Ako tako neće biti, ubacujem klince!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Lokomotiva - Hajduk 0:2". NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Žurić, Ivan; HINA (7 May 2021). "[VIDEO/FOTO] Tinejdžeri vodili 'lokose' do pobjede; s igračem manje Lokomotiva je 'okrenula' Slaven Belupo i osvojila važne bodove u borbi za ostanak". Tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Matteoni, Robert (28 November 2021). "Neugodna pitanja za razne stručne stožere: Kako ranije nisu uočili tako velikog dragulja HR nogometa?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Topić, Mihovil (17 November 2021). "Koliko je dobar Lukas Kačavenda?". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lukas Kačavenda at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lukas Kačavenda at Soccerway
- Lukas Kačavenda at the Croatian Football Federation