As a disciplinary action, he was the only outfield player who wasn't given even a minute of playing time in senior Croatia squad's June fixtures against Wales and Tunisia and was completely dropped ahead of September fixtures against Slovakia and Azerbaijan.
Soon it was discovered that the real reason was a vacation in the Maldives with his club teammate Nemanja Radonjić. In June 2019, he refused to be part of Croatia squad for 2019 UEFA Under-21 Euro, citing exhaustion and the club's demand to take a rest for the upcoming season as reasons. Croatia would go on to finish second in the tournament, losing to France 4–2 in the final which was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. He made his World Cup debut in Croatia's final group game, a 2–1 win over Iceland. Ćaleta-Car was eventually selected in the 23-man squad that travelled to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 3 June, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Brazil, coming on as a substitute for Vedran Ćorluka in the 52nd minute. In May 2018, he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He was in the first 27 players team called for the Euro 2016 but was dropped along with midfielder Alen Halilović and goalkeeper Dominik Livaković. In October 2015, Ćaleta-Car received a first call-up for the senior national team for the Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Bulgaria and Malta, as a replacement for injured Jozo Šimunović. At the end of the January 2021 transfer window, Premier League side Liverpool launched a £23 million bid to secure his services but the move failed to materialize as Marseille didn't have enough time to sign a replacement. Īt the start of the 2020–21 season, Ćaleta-Car scored a brace against Brest, converting assists of Florian Thauvin, as Marseille won 3–2. On 29 September 2019, he scored his first goal for Marseille, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw with Rennes. Upon his arrival, Ćaleta-Car was given the squad shirt number 15.
On 20 July 2018, Ćaleta-Car joined Olympique de Marseille on a five-year deal for a transfer fee of €19 million. On, he played in the Europa League semi-final as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in a UEFA Europa League semi-final. Red Bull Salzburg ĭuring the 2017–18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. He made his Austrian Football First League debut with FC Liefering on 25 July 2014 against FAC Team für Wien. Ćaleta-Car joined FC Liefering in 2014 from FC Pasching.
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