Simon Sluga

Simon Sluga (Croatian pronunciation: [sǐmon slǔːɡa];[3][4] born 17 March 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Luton Town.

Simon Sluga
Personal information
Full name Simon Sluga[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Poreč, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
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– Luton Town 53 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:58, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:58, 6 February 2021 (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.[5] On 2 August 2019, Sluga made his first appearance for Luton in a 3–3 draw against Middlesbrough.[6]

International career

He made his debut for Croatia on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rijeka 2014–15[8] Prva HNL 00——0000
2015–16[8] Prva HNL 20——1[lower-alpha 1]030
2016–17[8] Prva HNL 0020—0020
2017–18[8] Prva HNL 27030—9[lower-alpha 2]0390
2018–19[8] Prva HNL 35040—2[lower-alpha 1]0410
2019–20[8] Prva HNL ———1[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 64090—130860
Pomorac (loan) 2013–14[8] Druga HNL 31000——310
Lokomotiva (loan) 2014–15[8] Prva HNL 26020——280
Spezia (loan) 2015–16[8] Serie B 0000——00
Luton Town 2019–20[9] Championship 3301000—340
2020–21[10] Championship 2002000—220
Total 5303000—560
Career total 1740140001302010
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup

International
As of match played 11 November 2020[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 201920
202010
Total30

Honours

HNK Rijeka

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Luton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Simon Sluga: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. "Simèon". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2020. Sìmon
  4. "slúga". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2020. Slúga
  5. "THE HATTERS BREAK TRANSFER RECORD TO SIGN SIMON SLUGA!". Luton Town F.C. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "Luton Town 3-3 Middlesbrough: Championship season starts with thrilling draw". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019.
  7. "Croatia v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 11 June 2019.
  8. "S. Sluga: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. "Games played by Simon Sluga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. "Games played by Simon Sluga in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. "Sluga, Simon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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