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Leo Štulac

Leo Štulac (born 26 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Leo Štulac
Štulac with Palermo in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Koper, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–2011 Koper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Koper 94 (8)
2013 → Jadran Dekani (loan) 13 (4)
2016–2018 Venezia 34 (6)
2018–2019 Parma 26 (0)
2019–2023 Empoli 83 (7)
2022–2023 → Palermo (loan) 11 (0)
2023–2026 Palermo 21 (4)
2024–2026 → Reggiana (loan) 14 (0)
2026 Istra 1961 10 (0)
International career
2010 Slovenia U17 2 (0)
2011–2012 Slovenia U18 11 (1)
2012 Slovenia U19 7 (0)
2015–2016 Slovenia U21 12 (5)
2018–2021 Slovenia 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026

Club career

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Koper

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Born in Koper, Štulac started his career at hometown club FC Koper. He made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut on 2 April 2011, aged 16, in a 3–0 victory against Maribor.[2]

In 2013, Štulac joined third division side Jadran Dekani on loan, where he scored 4 goals in 13 games.[3]

With Koper, Štulac won the Slovenian Cup during the 2014–15 season and the Slovenian Supercup in 2015.[1]

Venezia

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On 15 July 2016, Štulac joined the Lega Pro side Venezia. In his first season, he gained promotion to Serie B. He also won the Coppa Italia Lega Pro with the club.[4]

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

Parma

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On 30 June 2018, Štulac signed for Serie A club Parma on a five-year contract.[5]

Empoli

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On 26 July 2019, Štulac signed with Serie B club Empoli.[6] With Empoli, he won promotion to Serie A in 2021, and played the 2021–22 Serie A with the Tuscanians.

Palermo

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On 18 August 2022, Štulac was signed by Serie B club Palermo on a loan deal with a mandatory buying option to be exercised on certain conditions.[7]

Štulac's first season with the Rosanero was marred by injuries and was eventually cut short by a serious muscle injury that sidelined him from January until the end of the campaign.[8] Despite that, Palermo signed him permanently from Empoli and confirmed him in the first team roster.[9]

On 2 September 2023, Štulac scored his first league goal with Palermo in a 3–0 home win against Feralpisalò.[10]

Reggiana

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On 2 August 2024, Štulac went on a two-year loan deal to fellow Serie B side Reggiana.[11][12] He was released from his contract on 26 January 2026.[13]

International career

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Štulac played for various Slovenian national youth selections, such as the under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.[14]

In March 2018, he received his first call-up to the senior national team for the friendly matches against Austria and Belarus.[15] He made his senior debut against Cyprus on 9 September 2018.[16]

Career statistics

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As of 1 July 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Koper 2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4000——40
2011–12 900000—90
2012–13 10200——102
2013–14 14010——150
2014–15 280511[b]0—341
2015–16 296300000326
Total 9489110—1049
Venezia 2016–17 Lega Pro 130———130
2017–18 Serie B 21600—3[c]1247
Total 34600—31377
Parma 2018–19 Serie A 26010——270
Empoli 2019–20 Serie B 24220——262
2020–21 36310——373
2021–22 Serie A 23230——262
2022–23 0010——10
Total 83770——907
Palermo (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 11000——110
Career total 24821171103126923
  1. ↑ Includes Slovenian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-offs

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Leo Štulac at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Luka Koper 3–0 Maribor, 02.04.2011" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "3. slovenska nogometna liga zahod 13/14" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "The rebirth of Venezia FC". 19 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Uredništvo (30 June 2018). "Uradno: Leo Štulac podpisal za Parmo" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, presi Leo Stulac e Jacopo Dezi dal Parma". TuttoMercatoWeb. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Stulac è rosanero". Palermo FC (in Italian). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Report clinico Stulac". Palermo FC (in Italian). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Il Palermo riscatterà Stulac dall'Empoli: raggiunte le condizioni necessarie" (in Italian). Numero Diez. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Palermo-Feralpisalò, Stulac: «Primo gol emozione indescrivibile, sono felice di far parte di questo gruppo»". Ilovepalermocalcio.com (in Italian). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vezist Leo Štulac zamenjal delodajalca, ne pa tudi države: Občasni slovenski reprezentant sklenil sodelovanje z Reggiano". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Stulac transferred to Reggiana". Palermo FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Leo Stulac" [Mutual termination of contract with Leo Stulac]. AC Reggiana 1919 (in Italian). 26 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Leo Štulac" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  15. ↑ STA; S. U. (14 March 2018). "Kavčič vpoklical nove obraze, Cesarja ni na seznamu". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  16. ↑ S. J. (9 September 2018). "Slovenija povedla, a brez točk ostala tudi na Cipru" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. ↑ Vitelli, Massimiliano (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]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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