Lukas Kačavenda (born 2 March 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva Zagreb.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Kačavenda | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Kustošija | ||
| 2015–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2017–2021 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–0000 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 41 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Croatia U21 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
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