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Simon Sluga (Croatian pronunciation: [sǐmon slǔːɡa];[4][5] born 17 March 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Croatia national team.

Simon Sluga

Sluga playing for Croatia U19 at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Personal information
Full name	Simon Sluga[1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Poreč, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	12
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–	Ludogorets Razgrad	5	(0)
National team‡
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–	Croatia	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:46, 30 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Rijeka

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

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

On 31 January 2022, Sluga joined First Professional Football League club Ludogorets Razgrad.[8][9]

International career

He made his debut for Croatia on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 November 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	0
	2018–19[3]	Prva HNL	35	0	4	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	0
	2019–20[3]	Prva HNL	—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	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[11]	Championship	33	0	1	0	0	0	—		34	0
	2020–21[12]	Championship	39	0	2	0	0	0	—		41	0
	2021–22[13]	Championship	19	0	0	0	0	0	—		19	0
	Total		91	0	3	0	0	0	—		94	0
Career total			212	0	14	0	0	0	13	0	239	0

International

As of match played 11 November 2020[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Croatia	2019	2	0
	2020	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

HNK Rijeka

• Croatian Football Cup: 2018–19[3]

Individual

• Luton Town Player of the Season: 2020–21[15]

References

External links

• Profile at FIFA (in English)
• Profile at UEFA (in English)
• Simon Sluga at the Croatian Football Federation
• Simon Sluga at Croatian Football Statistics

На других языках

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[de] Simon Sluga

Simon Sluga [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}sǐmon slǔːɡa] (* 17. März 1993 in Poreč) ist ein kroatischer Fußballtorhüter, der seit 2022 bei Ludogorez Rasgrad unter Vertrag steht und für die kroatische Nationalmannschaft spielt.

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- [en] Simon Sluga

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[es] Simon Sluga

Simon Sluga (Poreč, 17 de marzo de 1993) es un futbolista croata que juega en la demarcación de portero para el P. F. C. Ludogorets Razgrad de la Primera Liga de Bulgaria.

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[fr] Simon Sluga

Simon Sluga, né le 17 mars 1993 à Poreč, est un footballeur international croate, qui évolue au poste de gardien de but au Ludogorets Razgrad.

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[it] Simon Sluga

Simon Sluga (Fiume, 17 marzo 1993) è un calciatore croato, portiere del Ludogorec.

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[ru] Слуга, Симон

Симон Слуга (хорв. Simon Sluga; род. 17 марта 1993[1][2][3], Риека) — хорватский футболист, вратарь английского клуба «Лутон Таун» и национальной сборной Хорватии.

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