Simon Sluga (; born 17 March 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Celje.
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. On 2 August 2019, Sluga made his first appearance for Luton in a 3–3 draw against Middlesbrough. Sluga left Luton in 2022 having played 94 times in all competitions and keeping 26 clean sheets.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRijeka2014–15Prva HNL00——00002015–16Prva HNL20——10302016–17Prva HNL0020—00202017–18Prva HNL27030—903902018–19Prva HNL35040—204102019–20Prva HNL———1010Total64090—130860Pomorac (loan)2013–14Druga HNL31000——310Lokomotiva (loan)2014–15Prva HNL26020——280Spezia (loan)2015–16Serie B0000——00Luton Town2019–20Championship3301000—3402020–21Championship3902000—4102021–22Championship1900000—190Total9103000—940Ludogorets Razgrad2021–22First Professional Football League2030—00502022–23First Professional Football League3060—401302023–24First Professional Football League15020—50220Total2001100090400Maccabi Tel Aviv2024–25Israeli Premier League16020——180Career total2480270002202970
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia201920202010Total30
Honours HNK Rijeka Croatian Football Cup: 2018–19
Celje Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2025–26
Individual Luton Town Player of the Season: 2020–21
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