Lucas Mauragis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Mauragis | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Central Coast Mariners | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Merimbula Grasshoppers | |||
| Tuggeranong United | |||
| Canberra United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Belconnen United | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Canberra FC | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Newcastle Jets NPL | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Newcastle Jets | 47 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Wellington Phoenix Reserves (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Wellington Phoenix (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Australia U23 | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Lucas Mauragis (born 4 September 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for the Central Coast Mariners.[1]
Club career
[edit]Newcastle Jets
[edit]Mauragis trialled with Newcastle Jets Youth in 2019 where he impressed coach Daniel McBreen who rewarded him with a contract in the youth team. The 2019-20 A-League season resumed in July 2020, on 13 October 2020 Mauragis was called up to the first team as he made his professional debut for Newcastle in a 3–0 win against Wellington Phoenix.[2]
In the 2020-21 A-League season Mauragis started the opening two matches for Newcastle as he competed with Connor O'Toole for the starting position at left-back. After appearing regularly for the Jets in the early stages of the season he was subsequently not included in the matchday squad until the later stages of the season. Mauragis started in the teams remaining three matches of the regular season where he scored one goal and made two assists as his combination with fellow youth team player Archie Goodwin resulted in Newcastle avoiding finishing last on the table.[3]
Central Coast Mariners
[edit]After 4 seasons at the Jets, Mauragis moved to their F3 Derby arch rivals, the Central Coast Mariners. Mauragis signed a three-year contract with the Mariners.[4] Mauragis made his debut for the club on 7 August 2024, in a 2024 Australia Cup round of 32 tie against Heidelberg United.[5]
International career
[edit]Mauragis received his first competitive international call-up in October 2021, for the Australian under-23 team, to play in 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification games against Indonesia in Tajikistan.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2019–20 | A League | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lucas Mauragis | Newcastle Jets". newcastlejets.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Career of 'fast learner' Lucas Mauragis takes off at Newcastle Jets | South Coast Register". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Young Jet Lucas Mauragis fired up for last shot | Newcastle Herald". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Olyroos defender Lucas Mauragis joins Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Match Report: Mariners exit Australia Cup". ccmariners.com.au. 8 August 2024.
- ^ Gardiner, James (19 October 2021). "Soccer: Lucas Mauragis jets into frame for Olyroos' under-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against Indonesia". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lucas Mauragis at Soccerway
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- A-League Men players
- Australian people of Lithuanian descent
- Soccer players from the Australian Capital Territory
- Australian soccer midfielder stubs