Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi (born 1 May 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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team

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

. Born in England, he represents the Uganda national team. He has previously played in the

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for

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and in the

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for

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Early and personal life

Mugabi was born in

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, London, to parents from

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...

, Uganda.

Club career

Early career

Mugabi started his career with

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before joining

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'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

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

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match against

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. Mugabi scored his first goal for Yeovil in an

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tie against

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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

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

team

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

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and their

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match against

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, 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

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. Mugabi returned to the national team after a year long absence when he was included in Uganda's squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mugabi goal.''

Honours

Southampton * U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mugabi, Bevis 1995 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Harrow People from Harrow, London English men's footballers Ugandan men's footballers Uganda men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Fulham F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Cypriot First Division players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players English people of Ugandan descent Sportspeople of Ugandan descent Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Ugandan expatriates in Cyprus 21st-century English sportsmen