Stefan Mugoša
 Mugoša with Montenegro in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Mugoša | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Incheon United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Budućnost | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Budućnost | 74 | (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) |
| 2018–2022 | Incheon United | 129 | (68) |
| 2022–2023 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Incheon United | 17 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Montenegro U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Montenegro U21 | 9 | (5) |
| 2015– | Montenegro | 48 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Stefan Mugoša (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Мугоша; born 26 February 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for K League 1 club Incheon United and for the Montenegro national team.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
At 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.[1] 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 were not granted a purchase option.[2] 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[edit]
On 15 August 2015, Mugoša signed a three-year-contract with 1860 Munich.[3] On 27 November 2015, he scored his first goal for 1860 Munich in a 2–1 win against Mainz in the DFB-Pokal.[4]
Incheon United[edit]
In January 2018 Mugoša joined K League 1 side Incheon United. In January 2019 he extended his contract with Incheon United to 2021.[5] On 1 September 2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–3 tie with Ulsan Hyundai.[6]
Vissel Kobe[edit]
On 30 June 2022, Mugoša was unveiled as the J1 League club Vissel Kobe second signing of the Japanese mid-season window, joining the club in a full transfer. [7]
Return to Incheon United[edit]
On 10 July 2023, Mugoša returned to Incheon United ahead of the 2023 season.
International career[edit]
In August 2012 he participated in the Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012, where his team lost in the final to Slovakia on penalties and took home silver medals.[8]
He made his debut for Montenegro on 8 June 2015 in a friendly against Denmark.[9] He scored his first international goal on 26 March 2017, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[10][11]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mugoša goal.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2017 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Poland |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 October 2017 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | Poland |
1–2 | 2–4 | |
| 3 | 27 March 2018 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Turkey |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 14 October 2018 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 17 November 2018 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Serbia |
1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 7 | 22 March 2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 8 | 7 June 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Kosovo |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 9 | 5 September 2019 |  Hungary |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 19 November 2019 |  Belarus |
1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 11 | 17 November 2020 |  Cyprus |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
| 12 | 4 June 2022 |  Romania |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | |
| 13 | 14 June 2022 | Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania | Romania |
1–0 |
3–0 | |
| 14 | 2–0
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| 15 | 3–0
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Honours[edit]
Budućnost Podgorica
Sheriff Tiraspol
Vissel Kobe
Individual
- Prva CFL Top scorer: 2013–14[16]
- Montenegrin Footballer of the Year: 2019[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mainz vs. TSV 1860 Munich - Football Match Summary - October 27, 2015 - ESPN".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FWステファン ムゴシャ選手 仁川ユナイテッドFCより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Vissel Kobe. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "International Match (Sky Sports)".
- ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "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. 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[edit]
- Stefan Mugoša at Soccerway
- Stefan Mugoša – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Podgorica
- Men's association football forwards
- Montenegrin men's footballers
- Montenegro men's youth international footballers
- Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers
- Montenegro men's international footballers
- FK Budućnost Podgorica players
- OFK Titograd players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Karlsruher SC players
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- Incheon United FC players
- Vissel Kobe players
- Montenegrin First League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- K League 1 players
- J1 League players
- Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in South Korea