Maximiliano_Lugo
Maximiliano Lugo
Argentine-Paraguayan footballer
Maximiliano Francisco Lugo (born 4 December 1989), known as Maxi Lugo, is an Argentine-Paraguayan[1] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Francisco Lugo | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-12-04) 4 December 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Lanús, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Lanús | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atlanta (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Unión Mar del Plata | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Rubio Ñu | 76 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | → San Martín SJ (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Temperley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Belgrano | 34 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Aurora | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 | |||
Lugo started off his senior career with a three-year spell with local side Lanús, making the first of twenty-eight appearances on 1 March 2009 during a win away to Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2][3] He was loaned out on two occasions, to Atlanta for 2011–12 and to Unión Santa Fe for 2012–13.[2] He featured a total of sixteen times for those aforementioned clubs.[2] On 23 January 2013, Lugo joined Unión Mar del Plata of Torneo Argentino A.[2] Six appearances followed.[2] Six months after signing, Lugo was on the move again as he agreed to join Paraguayan Primera División side Rubio Ñu.[2] He scored on his sixth appearance versus Guaraní.[2][4]
In his first three seasons with Rubio Ñu, Lugo scored fourteen goals in seventy-six encounters.[2][5] For the 2016 and 2017 campaigns, he was loaned back to the Argentine Primera División.[2] In January 2016, San Martín temporarily signed Lugo.[2] He returned to Rubio Ñu after the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season, making twenty-three appearances as the club finished 22nd.[2][6] To conclude 2017, Lugo had a short spell with Temperley.[2][7] On 18 January 2018, Belgrano became Lugo's eighth career club.[2][8] He appeared in nine fixtures for Belgrano.[2] Lugo left Belgrano in February 2021 after his stint on loan with Coquimbo Unido.[9]
In March 2022, 32-year old Lugo joined Bolivian Primera División side Club Aurora.[10]
- As of 20 May 2018.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lanús | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta (loan) | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Unión Mar del Plata | 2012–13 | Torneo Argentino A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Rubio Ñu | 2013 | Paraguayan Primera División | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||||
| 2015 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | División Intermedia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 76 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 76 | 14 | ||||
| San Martín (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Temperley (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Belgrano (loan) | 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 172 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 14 | |||
- Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Paraguay
- Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- One appearance in 2009 Copa Sudamericana
- One appearance in 2012–13 Torneo Argentino A play-offs
- "Paraguayo Lugo brilla en Belgrano". ABC Color. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Maximiliano Lugo profile". Soccerway. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Maximiliano Lugo profile". BDFA. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Maxi Lugo guía a Rubio Ñu para conseguir otra victoria". D10. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Un doblete de Lugo da valioso triunfo a Rubio Ñu". D10. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Lavallén, conmovido por la carta de un jugador de San Martín". TyC Sports. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Día de refuerzo y renovación en Temperley". TyC Sports. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Maxi Lugo es el nuevo refuerzo de Belgrano". TyC Sports. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Vuelve un jugador que no estaba en los planes". soloascenso.com.ar. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- Aurora incorpora a Lugo, volante argentino de 32 años, opinion.com.bo, 3 March 2022
- Maximiliano Lugo at Soccerway
- Maximiliano Lugo at BDFA (in Spanish)