Karlo Letica (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːrlo lětitsa];[2][3] born 11 February 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian Liga I club Hermannstadt.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hermannstadt | ||
| 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– | Hermannstadt | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Croatia U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2017 | |||
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]
On 15 June 2018, Letica moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Club Brugge.[11]
On 20 August 2019, Letica joined Italian Serie A club SPAL on loan with an option to buy.[12]
On 5 October 2020, Letica joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy.[13]
On 11 October 2021, he moved to Romania to sign with defending Liga I champions CFR Cluj.[14]
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]
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 fot 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]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
Club Brugge
CFR Cluj
Kȃrlo
Lètica
FC Hermannstadt – current squad | |
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