Lukas Kačavenda

Not to be confused with Luka Kačavenda.

Lukas Kačavenda (born 2 March 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Prva HNL side Dinamo Zagreb.

Lukas Kačavenda

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Zagreb
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2015	Kustošija
2015–2017	Dinamo Zagreb
2017–2021	Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–20240000	Lokomotiva Zagreb	56	(7)
2023–2024	→ Dinamo Zagreb (loan)	0	(0)
2024–	Dinamo Zagreb	26	(2)
International career‡
2021	Croatia U18	1	(0)
2021–	Croatia U21	10	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2023

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		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	Prva HNL	31	5	3	1	—		34	6
	2022–23	Prva HNL	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
	2023–24	Prva HNL	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	Total		60	6	5	1	—		65	7
Dinamo Zagreb	2024–25	Prva HNL	24	2	2	0	6[b]	0	32	2
LASK	2025–26	Austrian Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			86	8	8	1	6	0	100	9

1. Includes Croatian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League