Lucas Mauragis

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lucas Mauragis

| fullname = Lucas Mauragis

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Canberra, Australia

| height = 181 cm

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Central Coast Mariners

| clubnumber = 12

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Merimbula Grasshoppers

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Tuggeranong United

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Canberra United

| years1 = 2018

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| clubs1 = Belconnen United

| years2 = 2019

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 0

| clubs2 = Canberra FC

| years3 = 2020–2021

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 1

| clubs3 = Newcastle Jets NPL

| years4 = 2020–2024

| caps4 = 47

| goals4 = 4

| clubs4 = Newcastle Jets

| years5 = 2022

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| clubs5 = → Wellington Phoenix Reserves (loan)

| years6 = 2022–2023

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| clubs6 = → Wellington Phoenix (loan)

| years7 = 2024–

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 0

| clubs7 = Central Coast Mariners

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 5 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

}}

Lucas Mauragis (born 4 September 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for the Central Coast Mariners.{{cite web |url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/player/lucas-mauragis |title=Lucas Mauragis {{!}} Newcastle Jets |website=newcastlejets.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317212242/https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/player/lucas-mauragis |archive-date=2020-03-17}}

Club career

=Newcastle Jets=

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/7039739/career-of-fast-learner-mauragis-takes-off-at-newcastle-jets/ |title=Career of 'fast learner' Lucas Mauragis takes off at Newcastle Jets {{!}} South Coast Register|access-date=2021-10-19|language=en}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7286361/young-jet-lucas-mauragis-fired-up-for-last-shot/ |title=Young Jet Lucas Mauragis fired up for last shot {{!}} Newcastle Herald|access-date=2021-10-19|language=en}}

=Central Coast Mariners=

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.{{Cite news|url=https://ccmariners.com.au/news/olyroos-defender-lucas-mauragis-joins-central-coast-mariners/|title=Olyroos defender Lucas Mauragis joins Central Coast Mariners|publisher=Central Coast Mariners FC|date=5 June 2024}} Mauragis made his debut for the club on 7 August 2024, in a 2024 Australia Cup round of 32 tie against Heidelberg United.{{cite web|url=https://ccmariners.com.au/news/match-report-mariners-exit-australia-cup/|title=Match Report: Mariners exit Australia Cup|website=ccmariners.com.au|date=8 August 2024}}

International career

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7475230/mauragis-jets-into-olyroos-calculations/?src=rss|first=James|last=Gardiner|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021|website=The Newcastle Herald|title=Soccer: Lucas Mauragis jets into frame for Olyroos' under-23 Asian Cup qualifiers against Indonesia}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Newcastle Jets \|2019–20 \|rowspan="4"\|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
colspan="3"\|Career total !27	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	2

Honours

Australia U-23

WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024{{ cite web|url = https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-olyroos-squad-waff-u-23-championship-confirmed|title =Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach, Tony Vidmar has named an extended 26-man squad for the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship – Saudi Arabia 2024.|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=April 6, 2025}}

References

External links

{{Soccerway|lucas-mauragis/580240}}

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian men's soccer players

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Newcastle Jets FC players

Category:Wellington Phoenix FC players

Category:Central Coast Mariners FC players

Category:National Premier Leagues players

Category:A-League Men players

Category:Australia men's youth international soccer players

Category:Australia men's under-23 international soccer players

Category:Australian people of Lithuanian descent

Category:Soccer players from the Australian Capital Territory

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen