Stefan Mugoša
Stefan Mugoša (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Мугоша; born 26 February 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Korean club Incheon United and the Montenegrin national football team.[1]
Mugoša with the Montenegrin national team in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Stefan Mugoša | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Incheon United | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Budućnost Podgorica | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Budućnost Podgorica | 82 | (16) |
2013–2014 | Mladost Podgorica | 29 | (15) |
2014–2015 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2015–2017 | 1860 Munich | 30 | (0) |
2017 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2017 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 13 | (7) |
2018– | Incheon United | 67 | (33) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2011 | Montenegro U19 | 7 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Montenegro U21 | 9 | (5) |
2014– | Montenegro | 35 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2019 |
Club career
Early career
At only 22 years of age, Mugoša was the top scorer in the Montenegrin First League in 2014, scoring 15 goals in 29 league appearances. As a result of his performance, foreign clubs started to show interest in him. Mugoša joined German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern in summer 2014 signing a three-year-contract.[2] In January 2015, after only two games (one each in the league and cup), he was loaned to Erzgebirge Aue for the rest of the season. Aue weren't granted a purchase option.[3] After Aue was relegated to 3. Liga at the end of the season, Mugoša returned to Kaiserslautern before transferring to 2. Bundesliga competitor 1860 Munich.
1860 Munich
On 15 August 2015, he signed a three-year-contract with 1860 Munich.[4] On 27 November 2015, Mugoša scored his first goal for 1860 Munich in a 2–1 win against Mainz in DFB-Pokal.[5]
Incheon United
In January 2018 he joined K League 1 side Incheon United. In January 2019 he extended his contract with Incheon United to 2021.[6] On 1 September 2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–3 tie with Ulsan Hyundai FC.[7]
International career
He made his debut for Montenegro on 8 June 2015 in a friendly against Denmark.[8] He scored his first international goal on 26 March 2017, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first.[10]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 26 March 2017 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2. | 8 October 2017 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 1–2 | 2–4 | ||
3. | 27 March 2018 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
4. | 14 October 2018 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C | |
5. | 3–0 | |||||
6. | 17 November 2018 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
7. | 22 March 2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
8. | 7 June 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
9. | 5 September 2019 | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
10. | 19 November 2019 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Honours
Club
Budućnost Podgorica
Sheriff Tiraspol
Individual
- Prva CFL Top scorer: 2013–14[14]
- Montenegrin Footballer of the Year: 2019[15]
References
- "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Stefan Mugoša wird ein Roter Teufel" [Stefan Mugoša becomes a Red Devil] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Stefan Mugosa auf Leihbasis zu Erzgebirge Aue" [Stefan Mugosa on loan to Erzgebirge Aue] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- "Vom Betze zu den Löwen: Stefan Mugosa" [From the Betze to the lions: Stefan Mugosa] (in German). 1860 Munich. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=433491
- Svetozar Janičić (16 January 2019). "Mugoša produžio ugovor sa Inčonom". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Het-trik Stefana Mugoše za 24 minuta!". Vijesti (in Serbian). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- https://www.skysports.com/football/denmark-vs-montenegro/teams/338852
- https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332033/index.html
- "Mugoša, Stefan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Summary - First League - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "Summary - Cup - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- Stokkermans, Karel (29 November 2018). "Moldova 2017". RSSSF.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "Summary - First League - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "MUGOŠA, ĆETKOVIĆ I RAKOJEVIĆ OBILJEŽILI 2019. GODINU" (in Croatian). Football Association of Montenegro. 26 December 2019.
External links
- Stefan Mugoša at Soccerway
- Stefan Mugoša – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)