Karlo Letica

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Karlo Letica
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Split, Croatia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position 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 79 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Croatia U19 14 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2025

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

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Hajduk Split and lower division loans

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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 additional time against Istra 1961 for a 3–2 victory.[10] During that time, he was linked with Real Madrid.[11]

Club Brugge

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On 15 June 2018, Letica moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Club Brugge.[12]

SPAL (loan)

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On 20 August 2019, Letica joined Italian Serie A club SPAL on loan with an option to buy.[13]

Sampdoria (loan)

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On 5 October 2020, Letica joined Italian Serie A club Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy.[14]

CFR Cluj

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On 11 October 2021, he moved to Romania to sign with defending Liga I champions CFR Cluj.[15]

Hermannstadt

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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.[16]

Lausanne-Sport

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Letica joined Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport on 24 August 2023, signing through June 2026. He established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper, amassing 66 league appearances by 15 June 2025.

During his time at Lausanne-Sport, Letica’s performances between the posts earned him the title of Swiss Super League Goalkeeper of the Year for both the 2023–24 and [2024–25 seasons.[17][18]

International career

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Letica was a part of the Croatia U19 team that played in 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[19] In August 2017, he was called to the Croatia U21 for matches against Moldova and Austria.[20] He made his debut against Austria which ended in a 1–1 draw.[21]

In May 2018 he was named in the Croatia national team's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia,[22] but did not make the final 23.[23]

In June 2025, Letica was again included in the senior national team squad for a UEFA Euro 2025 qualifier against Gibraltar.

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rudeš (loan) 2016–17[24] Druga HNL 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Hajduk Split 2017–18[24] Prva HNL 19 1 3 0 0 0 — 22 1
Club Brugge 2018–19[24] Belgian First Division A 12 0 0 0 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 16 0
SPAL (loan) 2019–20[24] Serie A 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Sampdoria (loan) 2020–21[24] Serie A 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
CFR Cluj 2021–22[24] Liga I 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Hermannstadt 2022–23[24] Liga I 25 0 2 0 — — 27 0
2023–24[24] Liga I 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 30 0 2 0 — 0 0 32 0
Lausanne-Sport 2023–24[24] Swiss Super League 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
Career total 123 1 9 0 3 0 1 0 136 1
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia, Cupa României, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Belgian Supercup

Honours

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Club Brugge

CFR Cluj

References

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