Leo Štulac (born 26 September 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Reggiana, on loan from

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Club career

Koper

Born in

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, 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

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. In 2013, Štulac joined

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side Jadran Dekani on loan, where he scored four goals in 13 games. With Koper, Štulac won the Slovenian Cup during the 2014–15 season and the Slovenian Supercup in

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Venezia

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

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with the club. 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

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Parma

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

Empoli

On 26 July 2019, Štulac signed with Serie B club

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. With Empoli, he won promotion to Serie A in 2021, and played the

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with the Tuscanians.

Palermo

On 18 August 2022, Štulac was signed by Serie B club

on a loan deal with a mandatory buying option to be exercised on certain conditions. 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. Despite that, Palermo signed him permanently from Empoli and confirmed him in the first team roster. On 2 September 2023, Štulac scored his first league goal with Palermo in a 3–0 home win against Feralpisalò.

Reggiana

On 2 August 2024, Štulac went on a two-year loan deal to fellow Serie B side Reggiana.

International career

Štulac played for various Slovenian national youth selections, such as the under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams. In March 2018, he received his first call-up to the

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matches against Austria and Belarus. He made his senior debut against Cyprus on 9 September 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

Koper * Slovenian Cup: 2014–15 * Slovenian Supercup:

Venezia * Lega Pro: 2016–17 *

: 2016–17 Empoli * Serie B: 2020–21

References

External links

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