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

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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Career

Born in

, Lugun started his football career with Simla Youngs in the

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. He also captained his state youth team during the

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in 2010. In 2012 Lugun signed with

United Sikkim United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Founded in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I- ...

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

. 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 Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

in the

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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 Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014, during the inaugural season of ...

. 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

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. 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

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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

;United Sikkim *

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References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lugun, Munmum 1993 births Living people Indian footballers United Sikkim FC players Rangdajied United FC players Odisha FC players Pune FC players RoundGlass Punjab FC players Mumbai City FC players Mumbai FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Delhi I-League 2nd Division players I-League players Indian Super League players