Stefan Mugoša

Stefan Mugoša (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Мугоша; born 26 February 1992) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for K League 2 club Incheon United and for the Montenegro national team.

Stefan Mugoša

Mugoša with Montenegro in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Mugoša
Date of birth	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Titograd, SR Montenegro, 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	46	(18)
International career‡
2009–2011	Montenegro U19	7	(3)
2012–2014	Montenegro U21	9	(5)
2015–	Montenegro	62	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2024

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] On 14 July 2022 in a Nations league match against Romania, he scored a hat trick, second in Montenegrin national team history.

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 June 2024^[12]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Budućnost	2009-10	Montenegrin First League	7	0	—		—		7	0
	2010-11		19	7	1	0	1[a]	0	21	7
	2011-12		19	2	—		1[a]	0	20	2
	2012-13		29	7	4	0	1[b]	0	34	7
	Total		74	16	5	0	3	0	82	16
OFK Titograd	2013-14	Montenegrin First League	29	15	4	1	—		33	16
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2014-15	2. Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2015-16		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	—		3	0
Erzgebirge Aue (loan)	2014-15	2. Bundesliga	15	4	—		—		15	4
1860 Munich	2015-16	2. Bundesliga	20	0	2	1	—		22	1
	2016-17		10	0	1	0	—		11	0
	Total		30	0	3	1	—		33	1
Karlsruher SC (loan)	2016-17	2. Bundesliga	12	2	—		—		12	2
Sheriff Tiraspol	2017	Super Liga	13	7	—		8[c]	0	21	7
Incheon United	2018	K League 1	35	19	0	0	—		35	19
	2019		32	14	—		—		32	14
	2020		24	12	—		—		24	12
	2021		20	9	—		—		20	9
	2022		18	14	—		—		18	14
	Total		129	68	0	0	—		129	68
Vissel Kobe	2022	J1 League	5	0	2	0	1[d]	0	8	0
	2023		1	0	3	0	—		4	0
	Total		6	0	5	0	1	0	12	0
Incheon United	2023	K League 1	9	3	1	0	5[d]	2	15	5
	2024		38	15	—		—		38	15
	Total		25	12	1	0	5	2	35	15
Career Total			335	124	19	2	17	2	375	129

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mugoša goal.^[13]

List of international goals scored by Stefan Mugoša

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

Honours

Budućnost Podgorica

• Prva CFL: 2011–12^[14]
• Montenegrin Cup: 2012–13^[15]

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Divizia Națională: 2017^[16]

Vissel Kobe

• J1 League: 2023

Individual

• Prva CFL Top scorer: 2013–14^[17]
• Montenegrin Footballer of the Year: 2019^[18]
• K League 1 top scorer: 2024