Mate Kalajžić moves from Split to Zadar
Mate Kalajžić moves 160km north as he signs a 1+1 deal with Croatian champions Zadar.
Mate Kalajzic (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
Croatian national team member Mate Kalajžić is a new Zadar player. Kalajžić joined Zadar after his two-year contract with his hometown club Split expired.
Kalajžić started playing basketball for KK Omiš, and from 2013 to 2020 he wore the jersey of Split. Two successful seasons representing KK Gorica resulted in a return to Split.
His best game in the 2023/24 season was against SC Derby, scoring 6 points with 9 rebounds and assists.
Kalajžić signed a one-year contract with Zadar with the possibility of an extension for another year after the first season.
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Povremeni hrvatski reprezentativac Mate Kalajžić novi je igrač Zadra. Kalajžić u redove Zadrana dolazi nakon što mu je istekao dvogodišnji ugovor s matičnim Splitom.
Kalajžić je ponikao u KK Omiš, a od 2013. do 2020. nosio je dres Splita. Uslijedile su dvije uspješne sezone u dresu KK Gorica te povratak u Split.
Najbolju utakmicu u sezoni 2023/24 odigrao je protiv SC Derby kada je ubacio 6 koševa uz po 9 skokova i asistencija.
Kalajžić je sa Zadrom potpisao ugovor na godinu dana uz mogućnost produženja na još jednu godinu nakon prve sezone suradnje.
