Stefan_Mugoša
Stefan Mugoša
Montenegrin footballer (born 1992)
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.
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Mugoša with Montenegro in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stefan Mugoša | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32) | ||
| 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 | |||
Early career
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
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
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
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
On 10 July 2023, Mugoša returned to Incheon United ahead of the 2023 season.
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]
International
- 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 | |||||
| 15 | 3–0 |
Budućnost Podgorica
Sheriff Tiraspol
Vissel Kobe
Individual
- Prva CFL Top scorer: 2013–14[16]
- Montenegrin Footballer of the Year: 2019[17]
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- Stefan Mugoša at Soccerway
- Stefan Mugoša – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
