Duje Ćaleta-Car

Following his move to Real Sociedad, Ćaleta-Car's current-season form is down 41% on last season (Season 27→16), while his Rating eased 59→51. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Real SociedadLoan · 10th	27	1	6.81	51	16
2024/25	Lyon · 6th	31	1	6.93	59	27
2023/24	LyonLoan · 6th	24	0	6.9	68	32
2022/23	Southampton · 20th	13	1	6.89	66	9
2022/23	Marseille · 3rd	1	0	6.7	59	0
2021/22	Marseille · 2nd	26	2	6.97	76	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Croatia · international

Side	Apps	G
Croatia	38	1
Croatia U21	14	2
Croatia U19	6	1
Croatia U17	9	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

D. Ćaleta-Car is a 29-year-old central defender at Real Sociedad, rated 50.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ćaleta-Car.

On the season, Ćaleta-Car graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.22 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 29 Ćaleta-Car is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2023/244 clubs

50.7

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

16.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

62.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.22

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Real Sociedad finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.22

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91.4/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 50.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %62.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.042

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.042

Defensive actions / 903.22

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.293

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 29 (~31), then tapers with age. At 29, Ćaleta-Car sits on 30.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ćaleta-Car's projected Rating — 50.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions27

Blocks26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards1

Transfer history

€32.6M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Lyon(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

Real Sociedad(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

LyonJul 2024 – Aug 2025€ 3.6M

Lyon(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

SouthamptonSept 2022 – Aug 2023€ 10M

MarseilleJul 2018 – Sept 2022€ 19M

Red Bull SalzburgJul 2014 – Jul 2018

SSibenikuntil Jul 2014

About D. Ćaleta-Car

Duje Ćaleta-Car is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Lyon, born on September 17, 1996 in Šibenik, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Croatia. Lyon currently sit 4th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, D. Ćaleta-Car has made 27 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 2,152 minutes, with 6 yellow cards.

D. Ćaleta-Car's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Lyon face Le Havre at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ćaleta-Car at 50.7 with a Season form score of 16.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Bundesliga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, D. Ćaleta-Car has totalled 335 club appearances with 15 goals and 6 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 33 appearances for Marseille.

D. Ćaleta-Car's career has also included time at Real Sociedad, Southampton, Marseille, Red Bull Salzburg and SSibenik.

On the international stage, D. Ćaleta-Car has represented Croatia, Croatia U21, Croatia U19, Croatia U17 — 67 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Real Sociedad finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points