Leo Štulac

Leo Štulac (born 26 September 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Empoli and the Slovenia national team.[1]

Leo Štulac
Personal information
Full name Leo Štulac
Date of birth (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 8
Youth career
–2011 Koper
2013 LIAC New York
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Koper 94 (8)
2013 → Jadran Dekani (loan) 13 (4)
2016–2018 Venezia 35 (6)
2018–2019 Parma 26 (0)
2019– Empoli 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Slovenia U17 2 (0)
2011–2012 Slovenia U18 11 (1)
2012 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2015–2016 Slovenia U21 12 (5)
2018– Slovenia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:46, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2018

Career

Koper

Born in Koper, Slovenia, Štulac started his career as a professional at hometown club Koper. He made his debut 2 April 2011 aged only 16 years and 6 months, making his debut in a 3–0 victory against Maribor.

In 2013 he joined Dekani on loan where he scored 4 goals in 13 games, before returning to Koper.

He won the Slovenian Cup during the 2014–15 season and the Slovenian Supercup in 2015.

Venezia

On 15 July 2016, he joined the Lega Pro side Venezia. In his first season he gained promotion to the Serie B. He also won the Coppa Italia Lega Pro with the club.[2]

Štulac scored his first Serie B goal on 24 October 2017, in a 2–1 away defeat against Cittadella. On May 5, 2018 he scored the winner in a 2–1 victory against Foggia.

Parma

On 30 June 2018, Štulac signed for Serie A club Parma on a five-year contract, until 30 June 2023.[3]

Empoli

On 26 July 2019, Štulac signed with Serie B club Empoli.[4]

International career

Štulac has represented Slovenia at international level at all ages including Slovenia U21s.[5]

In March 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior national team for the two friendly matches against Austria and Belarus.[6] He made his senior debut against Cyprus on 9 September 2018.[7]

Honours

Koper

Venezia[8]

  • Lega Pro: 2016–17
  • Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2016–17
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References
  1. "Slovenia – L. Štulac". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. "The rebirth of Venezia FC". 19 April 2017.
  3. Uredništvo (30 June 2018). "Uradno: Leo Štulac podpisal za Parmo". www.nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, presi Leo Stulac e Jacopo Dezi dal Parma". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "Leo Štulac" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. STA; S. U. (14 March 2018). "Kavčič vpoklical nove obraze, Cesarja ni na seznamu". www.slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Brdo pri Kranju. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. S. J. (9 September 2018). "Slovenija povedla, a brez točk ostala tudi na Cipru" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. Massimiliano Vitelli (26 April 2017). "Lega Pro, il Venezia vince la Coppa Italia. Ora Inzaghi sogna il Triplete" [Lega Pro, Venezia wins Coppa Italia. Now Inzaghi dreams with the Treble] (in Italian). gazzetta. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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