Kristijan Kahlina
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristijan Kahlina | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2011 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Vinogradar | 58 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Lučko | 31 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Koper | 11 | (0) |
2016–2021 | Gorica | 148 | (0) |
2021 | → Ludogorets (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021 | Ludogorets | 10 | (0) |
2022– | Charlotte FC | 89 | (0) |
2023 | Crown Legacy FC | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 |
Kristijan Kahlina (born 24 July 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Kahlina played for NK Vinogradar in 2011–12 and 2012–13.[3]
In 2019, he was named captain for HNK Gorica.[3]
Kahlina signed with Major League Soccer expansion team Charlotte FC in December 2021, ahead of their inaugural season.[3]
After playing every minute of the season for Charlotte FC in 2024 and finishing with 12 shutouts, Kahlina won the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[4]
International career
[edit]Kahlina played with the Croatia national under-19 team.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 October 2023[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vinogradar | 2011–12 | HNL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 0 | ||||
Lučko | 2013–14 | 2. HNL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
Koper | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Gorica | 2016–17 | 2. HNL | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | 1. HNL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
2019–10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Total | 148 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 158 | 0 | |||
Ludogorets (loan) | 2020–21 | First League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Ludogorets (loan) | 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Charlotte FC | 2022 | MLS | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2023 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
Total | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | |||
Career total | 322 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 362 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]- Ludogorets Razgrad
- Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kristijan Kahlina at Soccerway
- ^ "Kahlina se uživio u ulogu Djeda Božićnjaka, Beli zabio golčinu!". www.24sata.hr. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Charlotte FC Signs Croatian Goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
- ^ "Charlotte FC's Kristijan Kahlina named 2024 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina brings title-winning experience to Charlotte | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
- ^ "2024 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
External links
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zagreb
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Croatian men's footballers
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- NK Vinogradar players
- NK Lučko players
- FC Koper players
- HNK Gorica players
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
- Charlotte FC players
- Croatian Football League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Major League Soccer players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- MLS Next Pro players
- Croatian football goalkeeper stubs