Lucas Mugni

Lucas Andrés Mugni (born 12 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Ceará.

Lucas Mugni

Mugni with Flamengo in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Andrés Mugni
Date of birth	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Number	10
Youth career
2001–2010	Colón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Colón	68	(3)
2014–2016	Flamengo	40	(5)
2015–2016	→ Newell's Old Boys (loan)	19	(0)
2017	Rayo Majadahonda	0	(0)
2017–2018	Everton Viña del Mar	27	(2)
2018	Lanús	0	(0)
2019	Oriente Petrolero	44	(9)
2020	Sport Recife	30	(1)
2021	Gençlerbirliği	10	(0)
2021–2023	Bahia	61	(6)
2024–	Ceará	39	(3)
International career
2008	Argentina U17	2	(0)
2011–2012	Argentina U20	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2024

Club career

Colón

Mugni began his career at Gimnasia y Esgrima de Ciudadela at the age of 5. He went on to play for Club Atlético Colón at age 9 playing with the youth categories up to the first division.

He made his debut in the First Division on 2 May 2010 for Colón in a goalless draw against Atletico Tucuman at age 18. With the arrival of Roberto Sensini who gave him continuity in the starting lineup, due to his strong performances he took hold of the team and was given the number 10 jersey. On 25 March 2012, he scored his first goal in the first division in Colon's victory against Independiente by 3–0. He scored his first international goal in a Copa Sudamericana match against Racing Club.^[1]

Flamengo

In January 2014, Mugni moved to Flamengo for the amount of U$1.25 million.^[2] Mugni debuted for Flamengo on 5 February 2014, against Boavista-RJ, his team won 5–2 in the 2014 Campeonato Carioca.^[3] On 23 March 2014, he scored his first goal for Flamengo against Cabofriense.^[4] On 24 August 2014, Mugni scored his first Série A goal. He came to the match as a substitute on a 2–0 win against Criciúma in Heriberto Hülse Stadium.^[5] He scored on a penalty kick which he also suffered.^[6]

In 2015, Mugni was loaned to Newell's Old Boys, returning to Fla in the following year. On 11 January 2017, Mugni and Flamengo agreed in a mutual contract termination, closing his period of little success in the Brazilian club.^[7]

Gaziantepspor

After resigning his contract with Flamengo Mugni signed in January 2017 with Turkish club Gaziantepspor until the end of 2017-18 season.^[8] The transfer got cancelled before the contract officially got signed.

Rayo Majadahonda

On 17 March 2017, Mugni signed for Spanish club Rayo Majadahonda.^[9]

Later career

Mugni subsequently represented Everton de Viña del Mar, Lanús, Oriente Petrolero, Sport Recife, Gençlerbirliği and Bahia.

International career

Mugni has represented Argentina at the U-17 and U-20 level. In September 2012, Alejandro Sabella selected Mugni to the full national team for the first leg match against Brazil in the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas, although he did not feature in the match.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 10 March 2023.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colón	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
	2011–12		16	1	—		4[a]	2	—		—		20	3
	2012–13		32	2	—		—		—		—		32	2
	2013–14		15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
	Total		68	3	—		4	2	—		—		72	5
Flamengo	2014	Série A	25	2	2	0	3[b]	0	9[c]	3	—		39	5
	2015		1	0	1	0	—		5[c]	0	—		7	0
	Total		26	2	3	0	3	0	14	3	—		46	5
Newell's Old Boys (loan)	2015	Argentine Primera División	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
	2016		6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	Total		19	0	—		—		—		—		19	0
Everton Viña del Mar	2017	Chilean Primera División	15	1	2	1	—		—		—		17	2
	2018		12	1	0	0	2[a]	0	—		—		14	1
	Total		27	2	2	1	2	0	—		—		31	3
Lanús	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Oriente Petrolero	2019	Bolivian Primera División	44	9	—		2[a]	1	—		—		46	10
Sport Recife	2020	Série A	23	1	1	0	—		7[d]	0	7[e]	1	37	2
Gençlerbirliği	2020–21	Süper Lig	10	0	0	0	—		—		—		10	0
Bahia	2021	Série A	20	0	1	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2022	Série B	29	6	2	1	—		5[f]	0	6[e]	0	42	7
	2023	Série A	0	0	0	0	—		7[f]	0	6[e]	1	13	1
	Total		49	6	3	1	—		12	0	12	0	76	8
Career total			266	23	10	2	11	3	33	3	19	1	339	32

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano.
5. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste.
6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano.

Honours

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2014

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2023

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 2024