# Simon Sluga

Simon Sluga (Croatian pronunciation:; born 17 March 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

## 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. On 2 August 2019, Sluga made his first appearance for Luton in a 3–3 draw against Middlesbrough.

### Ludogrets Razgrad

On 31 January 2022, Sluga joined First Professional Football League club Ludogorets Razgrad.

### 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.

## International career

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 18 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rijeka | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2015–16 | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | Prva HNL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 2019–20 | Prva HNL | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rijeka | Total | Total | 64 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| Pomorac (loan) | 2013–14 | Druga HNL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Lokomotiva (loan) | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Spezia (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 2019–20 | Championship | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 2021–22 | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Luton Town | Total | Total | 91 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 94 | 0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2021–22 | First Professional Football League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2022–23 | First Professional Football League | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | First Professional Football League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Total | Total | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 232 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 279 | 0 |
* 1 2 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

    As of match played 11 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 0 |

## Honours

HNK Rijeka
* Croatian Football Cup: 2018–19
Individual
* Luton Town Player of the Season: 2020–21