Simon Sluga
.jpg) Sluga playing for Croatia U19 at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Sluga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Jadran Poreč | ||
| 2008–2013 | Rijeka | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Juventus Primavera (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | → Verona Primavera (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Rijeka | 64 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Pomorac (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Spezia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Luton Town | 91 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Croatia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Croatia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Croatia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Croatia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 18 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Simon Sluga (Croatian pronunciation: [sǐmon slǔːɡa];[4][5] born 17 March 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Club career
[edit]Rijeka
[edit]In the first two seasons of his professional career HNK Rijeka loaned Sluga to Juventus Primavera and Verona Primavera. During the 2013–14 season he was loaned to NK Pomorac in Croatia's Druga HNL where he collected 31 caps and managed 17 clean sheets. He spent the 2014–15 Prva HNL on loan to NK Lokomotiva where he was capped on 26 occasions. He returned to Rijeka following the end of the loan and recorded his official game début on 19 July 2015 against Slaven Belupo. In August 2015, he was loaned to Spezia Calcio in Italy's Serie B.
Luton Town
[edit]On 19 July 2019, Sluga joined newly-promoted Championship side Luton Town for a club record fee of €1.5 million, signing a three-year contract.[6] On 2 August 2019, Sluga made his first appearance for Luton in a 3–3 draw against Middlesbrough.[7]
Ludogrets Razgrad
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Sluga joined First Professional Football League club Ludogorets Razgrad.[8][9]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
[edit]On 17 October 2024, Sluga joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Croatia on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rijeka | 2014–15[3] | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[3] | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[3] | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[3] | Prva HNL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[3] | Prva HNL | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[3] | Prva HNL | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 86 | 0 | |||
| Pomorac (loan) | 2013–14[3] | Druga HNL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiva (loan) | 2014–15[3] | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2015–16[3] | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luton Town | 2019–20[12] | Championship | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[13] | Championship | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[14] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 94 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2021–22[3] | First Professional Football League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[3] | First Professional Football League | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[3] | First Professional Football League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 279 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europe League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 November 2020[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]HNK Rijeka
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Luton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Simon Sluga: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "S. Sluga: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Simèon". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
Sìmon
- ^ "slúga". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
Slúga
- ^ "THE HATTERS BREAK TRANSFER RECORD TO SIGN SIMON SLUGA!". Luton Town F.C. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Luton Town 3-3 Middlesbrough: Championship season starts with thrilling draw". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Simon Sluga joins Ludogorets on permanent transfer". www.lutontown.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Лудогорец привлече хърватски национал от Англия" [Ludogorets attracted a Croatian international from England]. www.ludogorets.com/bg (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Sluga joins Maccabi". www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Croatia v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Simon Sluga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Simon Sluga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Simon Sluga in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Sluga, Simon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Luton Town Supporters' Trust 2020-21 season presentation evening". www.lutontown.co.uk. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Simon Sluga at Soccerway.com
- Simon Sluga at WorldFootball.net
- Simon Sluga at Soccerbase.com
- Simon Sluga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Simon Sluga at kicker (in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simon Sluga.
- Simon Sluga at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
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