Cristian Daniel Muga Machado (born 2 January 1996) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Santiago Morning.

Cristian Muga
Personal information
Full name Cristian Daniel Muga Machado
Date of birth (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santiago Morning
Number 7
Youth career
River Plate Montevideo
2016–2017 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Liverpool Montevideo 9 (0)
2018 Uruguay Montevideo 4 (0)
2018 C.A.I. (–)
2018–2019 Guillermo Brown 4 (0)
2020–2021 Uruguay Montevideo 34 (0)
2022 Rampla Juniors 24 (1)
2023– Santiago Morning 52 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Club career

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Muga was with River Plate from Montevideo[2] before joining Liverpool,[3] with whom he made his professional debut in June 2017.[4][5]

In 2018, he switched to Uruguay Montevideo.[6] In the same year, he moved to Argentina and had a brief stint with Comisión de Actividades Infantiles (C.A.I.) before joining Guillermo Brown.[7][8] He made four appearances for Guillermo Brown in the 2019–20 Primera Nacional.[9][10]

Back to Uruguay, he rejoined Uruguay Montevideo, with whom he won the 2020 Primera División Amateur and the promotion to the Segunda División.[11][12]

In 2022, Muga played for Rampla Juniors.[13][14][15]

In 2023, he moved abroad again and signed with Chilean club Santiago Morning.[13][15][16] He renewed with them for the 2024 season.[17]

References

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  1. ^ (playersCRVIDEOGOL) Cristian Muga - FUTBOLISTA - Mediocampista Mixto on YouTube (in Spanish). 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Club Atlético River Plate - 2015/2016 3A". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Fútbol Club - 2015/2016 3A". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ @LiverpoolFC1915 (10 June 2017). "#LIVvsETS Belvedere. SALUDAMOS a Cristian Muga en su Debut en primera division" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Contratos y DT a resolver". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Uruguay Montevideo Football Club - 2018". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Brown llegó a Buenos Aires y este viernes enfrenta a Tigre por la Copa Argentina". www.pastadecampeon.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024. La delegación que viajó a Buenos Aires está integrada por Julián Bartolo... Emanuel Moreno, Cristian Muga, Federico Rasmussen,...
  8. ^ "Brown (Puerto Madryn): Otro desde Villa Crespo". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024. Germán Martínez, además de otros futbolistas como Cristian Muga,...
  9. ^ "Perfil: Cristian Muga". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Guillermo Brown le ganó 3-2 un amistoso a Chacarita". www.diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Uruguay Montevideo Football Club - 2020". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ "¡¡¡Uruguay Montevideo Campeón Uruguayo!!!". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Pases de uruguayos". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024. El volante Cristian Muga, de 27 años, fue presentado como nuevo jugador de Santiago Morning de Chile. En la última temporada Muga jugó en Rampla Juniors
  14. ^ "Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club - 2022". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Cristián Muga y Bastián Ubal se unen a Santiago Morning con miras al Ascenso". Campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Morning confirma nuevos refuerzos y podría llegar un uruguayo". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ^ Reyes, Pablo (11 February 2024). "Santiago Morning: Las llegadas y renovaciones del plantel". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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