# Bevis Mugabi

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, to parents from Kampala, Uganda.

## 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.

### Yeovil Town

He signed for League Two club Yeovil Town on 5 August 2016 on a one-year contract. He made his first-team debut on 9 August 2016, as a 54th-minute substitute in an EFL Cup match against Walsall. Mugabi scored his first goal for Yeovil in an EFL Trophy tie against Portsmouth on 30 August 2016. He signed a new two-year contract with the club in May 2017.
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Mugabi was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from League Two.

### Motherwell

On 12 September 2019, Mugabi signed for Motherwell on a contract until January 2020. After Motherwell teammate Charles Dunne was injured, Mugabi was set to make his debut sooner than expected. On 22 November 2019, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Mugabi until the summer of 2021.
On 18 February 2022, Mugabi signed a new contract with Motherwell, until the summer of 2024. Mugabi was released at the end of the 2023–24 season, having made 125 appearances for the club.

### Anorthosis Famagusta

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

## International career

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their friendly against Kenya and their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Comoros, but Mugabi was withdrawn from the squad by Yeovil Town with the club citing the short notice of the call-up as the reason for his withdrawal.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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yeovil Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Yeovil Town | 2017–18 | League Two | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Yeovil Town | 2018–19 | League Two | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Yeovil Town | Total | Total | 85 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 5 |
| Motherwell | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Motherwell | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Motherwell | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Motherwell | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Motherwell | Total | Total | 109 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 7 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 205 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 239 | 13 |
* ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup, Cypriot Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Uganda | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 1 |
    As of match played 19 November 2024
    Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mugabi goal.
List of international goals scored by Bevis Mugabi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 October 2024 | Mandela National Stadium, Bweyogerere, Uganda | 33 | South Sudan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Southampton
* U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15