| Maximiliano Lugo | |
| Fullname: | Maximiliano Francisco Lugo |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Lanús, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Lanús |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Lanús |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Atlanta (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Unión Santa Fe (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2013–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Rubio Ñu |
| Caps5: | 76 |
| Goals5: | 14 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | → San Martín SJ (loan) |
| Caps6: | 33 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Temperley (loan) |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Belgrano |
| Caps8: | 34 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | Aurora |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
Maximiliano Francisco Lugo (born 4 December 1989), known as Maxi Lugo, is an Argentine-Paraguayan[1] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[11] | League Cup | Continental[12] | 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[13] | 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[14] | 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 | ||||