Bevis Mugabi

Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi (born 1 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. He has previously played in the English Football League for Yeovil Town. Born in England, he represents Uganda at international level.

Bevis Mugabi
Personal information
Full name Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995[2]
Place of birth Harrow, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2011 Fulham
2011–2016 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Yeovil Town 85 (4)
2019– Motherwell 107 (7)
International career‡
2018– Uganda 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

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]

International career

Mugabi was eligible to represent England or Uganda at international level.[16]

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friendly against Kenya and their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Comoros,[17] but Mugabi was withdrawn from the squad by Yeovil Town with the club citing the short notice of the call-up as the reason for his withdrawal.[18] In March 2018, Mugabi received a second call up to the Uganda national team for two international friendlies.[19] Mugabi made his international debut for Uganda on 24 March 2018 in their 3–1 friendly victory over São Tomé and Príncipe.[20] 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.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2016–17[8] League Two 31110205[lower-alpha 3]1392
2017–18[22] League Two 22220004[lower-alpha 3]0282
2018–19[23] League Two 32110002[lower-alpha 3]0351
Total 85440201111025
Motherwell 2019–20[24] Scottish Premiership 100100000110
2020–21[25] Scottish Premiership 23210102[lower-alpha 4]0272
2021–22[26] Scottish Premiership 312200000332
2022–23[27] Scottish Premiership 13100102[lower-alpha 5]0161
2023–24[28] Scottish Premiership 302204000362
Total 10776060401237
Career total 192111008015122512
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 7 September 2023[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uganda 201820
201980
202120
202230
202310
Total160

Honours

Southampton

  • U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15[30]

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. 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. "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. 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.
  17. "Uganda Cranes coach Micho releases strong team to face Kenya & Comoros". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  18. Isabirye, David (29 August 2016). "Yeovil Town hold onto Mugabi despite national call up". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  19. "Sebastien names 23 man squad for forthcoming friendly matches". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  20. "Uganda Cranes 3–1 Sao Tome and Principe". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  21. "Uganda Cranes squad to AFCON Finals in Egypt released". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  22. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  23. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  24. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  25. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  26. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  27. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  28. "Games played by Bevis Mugabi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  29. "Mugabi, Bevis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  30. "Report: Southampton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)". Southampton F.C. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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