Richard Lugo (footballer)

Richard Lugo
Personal information
Full name Richard Martín Lugo Martínez
Date of birth (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lambaré, Paraguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fidelis Andria
Youth career
Udinese
2010–2012 Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Independiente CG 25 (1)
2013 Carapeguá 23 (3)
2013–2014 Bari 20 (1)
2014–2015 Grosseto 23 (2)
2016 Guaraní 0 (0)
2016 → River Plate (loan) 12 (0)
2017 General Díaz 9 (0)
2017–2018 Bisceglie 19 (1)
2018 Virtus Francavilla 27 (1)
2019 Nacional 3 (0)
2020– Fidelis Andria 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2018

Richard Martín Lugo Martínez (born 20 June 1992) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Serie D club Fidelis Andria as a winger.

Club career

After playing youth football with Udinese, Lugo moved to Colón de Santa Fe in the 2010 summer. After 1+1⁄2 seasons in Argentina, he returned to his homeland, joining Independiente de Campo Grande.[1]

After one season with the side Lugo moved to fellow second-divisioner Sportivo Carapeguá.[2] He was an important midfield unit during his six-month spell, netting three goals in 23 appearances.

On 7 September 2013 Lugo moved to Italian Serie B side Bari.[3] A day later he made his division debut, starting in a 2–3 loss at Siena.

On 18 December 2018 he was released from his Virtus Francavilla contract by mutual consent.[4] In 2019, he returned home to Paraguay and played for Club Nacional. However, in December 2019, Lugo moved to Italy again and signed with Serie D club Fidelis Andria.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Independiente se refuerza y mide a Nacional en amistoso" [Independiente bolsters themselves and faces Nacional in friendly]. La Nación (in Spanish). 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ Richard Lugo se suma (Richard Lugo added); Diario ABC Color, 11 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Ufficiale: Bari, Lugo per 4 anni (Official: Bari, Lugo for 4 years); Tutto Mercato Web, 9 September 2013 (in Italian)
  4. ^ "Risoluzione Consensuale con Lugo Martinez" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ Lugo Martinez torna in Puglia: è un nuovo giocatore della Fidelis Andria, tuttobari.com, 22 December 2019