Simon Sluga

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.

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 32)[2]
Place of birth	Rijeka, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2008	Jadran Poreč
2008–2013	Rijeka
2011–2012	→ Juventus (loan)
2012–2013	→ Hellas Verona (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)
2024–2025	Maccabi Tel Aviv	17	(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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Rijeka

Before his professional career, Rijeka loaned Sluga to the youth academy of Juventus, and then to the youth academy of Hellas Verona. During the 2013–14 season he was loaned to Pomorac in Croatia's Druga HNL where he collected 31 caps and managed 17 clean sheets. He spent the 2014–15 season on loan with Lokomotiva where he was capped on 26 occasions. He returned to Rijeka following the end of the loan and made his professional debut on 19 July 2015 against Slaven Belupo. In August 2015, he was loaned to Spezia 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] Sluga left Luton in 2022 having played 94 times in all competitions and keeping 26 clean sheets. ^[8]

Ludogrets Razgrad

On 31 January 2022, Sluga joined First Professional Football League club Ludogorets Razgrad.^[9][10]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On 17 October 2024, Sluga joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.^[11]

International career

He made his debut for Croatia on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 October 2024

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[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[13]	Championship	33	0	1	0	0	0	—		34	0
	2020–21[14]	Championship	39	0	2	0	0	0	—		41	0
	2021–22[15]	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
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2024–25[3]	Israeli Premier League	16	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
Career total			248	0	27	0	0	0	22	0	297	0

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
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Two appearances in UEFA Europe League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 11 November 2020^[16]

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^[17]