 Štulac withPalermo 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reggiana (on loan fromPalermo) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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– | Palermo | 21 | (4) |
| 2024– | →Reggiana (loan) | 11 | (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 18 May 2025 | |||
Leo Štulac (born 26 September 1994) is a Slovenian professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forSerie B clubReggiana on loan fromPalermo.[1]
Born inKoper, Štulac started his career at hometown clubFC Koper. He made hisSlovenian PrvaLiga debut on 2 April 2011, aged 16, in a 3–0 victory againstMaribor.[2]
In 2013, Štulac joinedthird division sideJadran Dekani on loan, where he scored 4 goals in 13 games.[3]
With Koper, Štulac won theSlovenian Cup during the2014–15 season and theSlovenian Supercup in2015.[1]
On 15 July 2016, Štulac joined theLega Pro sideVenezia. In his first season, he gained promotion toSerie B. He also won theCoppa Italia Lega Pro with the club.[4]
Štulac scored his first Serie B goal on 24 October 2017 in a 2–1 away defeat againstCittadella. On 5 May 2018, he scored the winner in a 2–1 victory againstFoggia.[citation needed]
On 30 June 2018, Štulac signed forSerie A clubParma on a five-year contract.[5]
On 26 July 2019, Štulac signed with Serie B clubEmpoli.[6] With Empoli, he won promotion to Serie A in 2021, and played the2021–22 Serie A with the Tuscanians.
On 18 August 2022, Štulac was signed by Serie B clubPalermo on a loan deal with a mandatory buying option to be exercised on certain conditions.[7]
Štulac's first season with theRosanero 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 againstFeralpisalò.[10]
On 2 August 2024, Štulac went on a two-year loan deal to fellow Serie B sideReggiana.[11][12]
Štulac played for various Slovenian national youth selections, such as theunder-17,under-19 andunder-21 teams.[13]
In March 2018, he received his first call-up to thesenior national team for thefriendly matches againstAustria andBelarus.[14] He made his senior debut againstCyprus on 9 September 2018.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Koper | 2010–11 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 94 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 104 | 9 | |||
| Venezia | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 37 | 7 | |||
| Parma | 2018–19 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2019–20 | Serie B | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 90 | 7 | ||||
| Palermo (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 248 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 269 | 23 | ||
Koper
Venezia[16]
Empoli
