# Maximiliano Lugo

Maximiliano Francisco Lugo (born 4 December 1989), known as Maxi Lugo, is an Argentine-Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

## Career

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. He was loaned out on two occasions, to Atlanta for 2011–12 and to Unión Santa Fe for 2012–13. He featured a total of sixteen times for those aforementioned clubs. On 23 January 2013, Lugo joined Unión Mar del Plata of Torneo Argentino A. Six appearances followed. Six months after signing, Lugo was on the move again as he agreed to join Paraguayan Primera División side Rubio Ñu. He scored on his sixth appearance versus Guaraní.
In his first three seasons with Rubio Ñu, Lugo scored fourteen goals in seventy-six encounters. For the 2016 and 2017 campaigns, he was loaned back to the Argentine Primera División. In January 2016, San Martín temporarily signed Lugo. He returned to Rubio Ñu after the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División season, making twenty-three appearances as the club finished 22nd. To conclude 2017, Lugo had a short spell with Temperley. On 18 January 2018, Belgrano became Lugo's eighth career club. He appeared in nine fixtures for Belgrano. Lugo left Belgrano in February 2021 after his stint on loan with Coquimbo Unido.
In March 2022, 32-year old Lugo joined Bolivian Primera División side Club Aurora.

## Career statistics

    As of 20 May 2018.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Lanús | 2009–10 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lanús | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lanús | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanús | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanús | Total | 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 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rubio Ñu | 2013 | Paraguayan Primera División | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Rubio Ñu | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| Rubio Ñu | 2015 | Paraguayan Primera División | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Rubio Ñu | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubio Ñu | 2017 | Paraguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubio Ñu | 2018 | División Intermedia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubio Ñu | Total | Total | 76 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 76 | 14 |
| San Martín (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| San Martín (loan) | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| San Martín (loan) | Total | 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 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 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