Bevis Mugabi

Bevis Mugabi
Personal information
Full name Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Harrow, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Anorthosis Famagusta
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2011 Fulham
2011–2016 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Yeovil Town 85 (4)
2019–2024 Motherwell 109 (7)
2024– Anorthosis Famagusta 0 (0)
International career‡
2018– Uganda 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi (born 1 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division team Anorthosis Famagusta.

He has previously played in the English Football League for Yeovil Town and in the Scottish Premiership for Motherwell. Born in England, he represents Uganda at international level.

Early and personal life

Mugabi was born in Harrow, London,[4] to parents from Kampala, Uganda.[5]

Club career

Early career

Mugabi started his career with Fulham before joining Southampton's youth system in July 2011, and signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with the club in February 2015.[6]

Yeovil Town

He signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on 5 August 2016 on a one-year contract.[7] He made his first-team debut on 9 August 2016, as a 54th-minute substitute in an EFL Cup match against Walsall.[8] Mugabi scored his first goal for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy tie against Portsmouth on 30 August 2016.[9] He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May 2017.[10]

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Mugabi was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from League Two.[11]

Motherwell

On 12 September 2019, Mugabi signed for Motherwell on a contract until January 2020.[5][12] After Motherwell teammate Charles Dunne was injured, Mugabi was set to make his debut sooner than expected.[13] On 22 November 2019, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Mugabi until the summer of 2021.[14]

On 18 February 2022, Mugabi signed a new contract with Motherwell, until the summer of 2024.[15] Mugabi was released at the end of the 2023–24 season, having made 125 appearances for the club.[16][17]

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 29 July 2024, Mugabi signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division team Anorthosis Famagusta.[18]

International career

Mugabi was eligible to represent England or Uganda at international level.[19]

In August 2016, Mugabi received his first call up to the Uganda national team for their friendly against Kenya and their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Comoros,[20] but Mugabi was withdrawn from the squad by Yeovil Town with the club citing the short notice of the call-up as the reason for his withdrawal.[21] In March 2018, Mugabi received a second call up to the Uganda national team for two international friendlies.[22] Mugabi made his international debut for Uganda on 24 March 2018 in their 3–1 friendly victory over São Tomé and Príncipe.[23] Mugabi returned to the national team after a year long absence when he was included in Uganda's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town 2016–17[8] League Two 31 1 1 0 2 0 5[c] 1 39 2
2017–18[25] League Two 22 2 2 0 0 0 4[c] 0 28 2
2018–19[26] League Two 32 1 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 35 1
Total 85 4 4 0 2 0 11 1 102 5
Motherwell 2019–20[27] Scottish Premiership 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2020–21[28] Scottish Premiership 23 2 1 0 1 0 2[d] 0 27 2
2021–22[29] Scottish Premiership 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
2022–23[30] Scottish Premiership 13 1 0 0 1 0 2[e] 0 16 1
2023–24[31] Scottish Premiership 32 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 38 2
Total 109 7 6 0 6 0 4 0 125 7
Career total 194 11 10 0 8 0 15 1 227 12
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 11 October 2024[32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uganda 2018 2 0
2019 8 0
2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 3 0
2024 5 1
Total 23 1

Honours

Southampton

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. p. 91. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Bevis Mugabi". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Bevis Mugabi profile". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ Isabirye, David (18 February 2015). "Ugandan youngster, Brevis Kizito signs for English side, Southampton". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b Club, Motherwell Football (12 September 2019). "Bevis Mugabi signs short-term deal".
  6. ^ "Mugabi signs new Saints deal to 2017". Southampton F.C. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Yeovil Town: Bevis Mugabi, Tahvon Campbell & Matt Butcher arrive at Huish Park". BBC Sport. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  9. ^ D'Albiac, Stephen (30 August 2016). "Yeovil Town 4–3 Portsmouth – Report and player ratings from Huish Park". Somerset Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Yeovil Town: Bevis Mugabi signs new contract with League Two club". BBC Sport. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Motherwell: Ugandan centre-back Bevis Mugabi signs until January". BBC Sport. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Motherwell: Charles Dunne injury opens door for Bevis Mugabi". BBC Sport. 13 September 2019.
  14. ^ "BEVIS MUGABI SIGNS NEW DEAL". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  15. ^ "NEW DEAL FOR BEVIS MUGABI". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  16. ^ Gibson, Scott (7 June 2024). "Bevis Mugabi departs". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  17. ^ Hanratty, Robbie (7 June 2024). "Popular Motherwell defender departs club after five seasons". The National. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Welcome Bevis". Anorthosis Famagusta (in Greek). 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ^ D'Albiac, Stephen (5 August 2016). "Yeovil Town sign Southampton and former Fulham youngster Bevis Mugabi on one-year contract". Somerset Live. Local World. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Uganda Cranes coach Micho releases strong team to face Kenya & Comoros". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  21. ^ Isabirye, David (29 August 2016). "Yeovil Town hold onto Mugabi despite national call up". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Sebastien names 23 man squad for forthcoming friendly matches". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Uganda Cranes 3–1 Sao Tome and Principe". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Uganda Cranes squad to AFCON Finals in Egypt released". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  28. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  31. ^ "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Mugabi, Bevis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  33. ^ "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton F.C. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.