Lukas Kačavenda should not be confused with Luka Kačavenda.
| Lukas Kačavenda | |
| Birth Date: | 2003 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kustošija |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| Caps1: | 56 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 24 May 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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] 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 | 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 | |||