Stefan Mugoša
Mugoša with Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stefan Mugoša
Date of birth (1992-02-26) 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 11 (5)
International career‡
2009–2011 Montenegro U19 7 (3)
2012–2014 Montenegro U21 9 (5)
2015– Montenegro 48 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022
‡ 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 South Korean club Incheon United and for the Montenegro national team.

Club career

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.

International career

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

International

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mugoša goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Stefan Mugoša
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 March 2017Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Poland1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 October 2017National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Poland1–22–4
327 March 2018Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Turkey2–22–2Friendly
414 October 2018LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania1–04–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C
53–0
617 November 2018Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Serbia1–21–2
722 March 2019Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–01–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
87 June 2019Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Kosovo1–11–1
95 September 2019 Hungary2–12–1Friendly
1019 November 2019 Belarus1–02–0
1117 November 2020 Cyprus4–04–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
124 June 2022 Romania1–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League B
13 14 June 2022Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest, Romania Romania
1–0
3–0
14
2–0
15
3–0

Honours

Budućnost Podgorica

Sheriff Tiraspol

Vissel Kobe

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Mugoša wird ein Roter Teufel" [Stefan Mugoša becomes a Red Devil] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Mainz vs. TSV 1860 Munich - Football Match Summary - October 27, 2015 - ESPN".
  5. ↑ Svetozar Janičić (16 January 2019). "Mugoša produžio ugovor sa Inčonom". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Het-trik Stefana Mugoše za 24 minuta!". Vijesti (in Serbian). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament 2012". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "International Match (Sky Sports)".
  10. ↑ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mugoša, Stefan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Summary - First League - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Summary - Cup - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  15. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (29 November 2018). "Moldova 2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "Summary - First League - Montenegro - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "MUGOŠA, ĆETKOVIĆ I RAKOJEVIĆ OBILJEŽILI 2019. GODINU" (in Croatian). Football Association of Montenegro. 26 December 2019.
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