Leon Lalić

Leon Lalić
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-23) January 23, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Austria
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lommel SK
Youth career
0000–2019 FK Austria Wien
2019–2023 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Lommel SK 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Lalić (born 23 January 2006) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lommel SK. Born in Austria, he is a Croatia youth international.

Early life

Lalić grew up in Vienna, Austria.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Lalić joined the youth academy of Austrian side FK Austria Wien. After that, he joined the youth academy of Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg at the age of thirteen.[1] He was described as "one of the Red Bulls' greatest talents... an integral part of the academy's oldest youth team".[2] In 2023, he signed for Belgian side Lommel SK.

International career

Lalić has represented Croatia internationally at youth level amid interest from the Austria youth national teams.[2] He played at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3]

Style of play

Lalić mainly operates as a midfielder. He has been described as "left-footed, he started as a left winger, played in almost all positions in the midfield, currently most often plays "ten" in Salzburg, and his father says that he sees him as a stopper, because he is calm, technically sound and reads the game very well".[4]

Personal life

Lalić is the cousin of Austrian footballer Karlo Lalic.[5] He is the son of Croatian footballer Slaven Lalic.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leon Lalic vierde de verjaardag met eerste doelpunt voor Lommel SK: "Was geshockeerd dat ik mocht starten"". hbvl.be (Archived).
  2. ^ a b "Leon Lalic für Kroatien nominiert – verliert der ÖFB ein weiteres Toptalent?". victauri.at.
  3. ^ "Leon Lalić - Dnevno article".
  4. ^ a b "Lalic: Austrijanci Hrvatskoj 'preotimaju' mladog talenta? 'Ovaj put će se odazvati njihovom pozivu, pritišću ga'". jutarnji.hr.
  5. ^ "Ringt ÖFB um Lalic?". laola1.at.