Munmun Timothy Lugun (born 5 May 1993) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors.

Career

Born in

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, Lugun started his football career with Simla Youngs in the

I-League 2nd Division The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional association football, football league. It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation ...

. He also captained his state youth team during the B.C. Roy Trophy in 2010. In 2012 Lugun signed with

United Sikkim United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Incorporated in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikki ...

for their 2nd Division campaign and helped the club earn promotion to the

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. He made his professional debut for the club in the I-League in their opening match against

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on 6 October 2012. Lugun started and played the full match as United Sikkim won 3–2. By the end of the season, despite the club being relegated, Lugun himself started and played 24 of United Sikkim's 26 matches. After United Sikkim were relegated, Lugun signed with another I-League side, Rangdajied United. He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2013 against Prayag United. He started and played the full match as Rangdajied United lost 2–0. Then, after the

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season, Lugun was selected by the Delhi Dynamos in the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...

domestic draft for the inaugural season. Lugun only made one appearance for the Delhi side during the season, on 28 November 2014 against Mumbai City. He started and played the full match as Delhi Dynamos won 4–1. On 22 December 2014, after the ISL season, Lugun signed with

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for the 2014–15 I-League. He made his debut for the side on 14 February 2015 against

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. Lugun came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for

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as Pune and Dempo drew the match 0–0. On 25 March 2016 it was announced that Lugun would be part of the Minerva Academy squad in the

. After the 2nd Division season, in September 2016 it was revealed that Lugun had signed with Indian Super League side Mumbai City.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

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References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lugun, Munmum 1993 births Living people Indian men's footballers United Sikkim FC players Rangdajied United FC players Odisha FC players Pune FC players Minerva Academy FC players Mumbai City FC players Mumbai FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Delhi I-League 2 players I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Delhi FC players