Igor Bugaiov

Igor Bugaiov
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Bender, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Dinamo Bender 19 (7)
2004–2005 Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 22 (4)
2005–2007 Chornomorets Odesa 25 (3)
2008 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 9 (0)
2008–2009 FC Ural 6 (1)
2009 Academia Chișinău 7 (6)
2009 Metalurh Zaporizhya 4 (0)
2010–2011 Astana 57 (18)
2012–2015 Tobol 94 (22)
2016 Dacia Chișinău 0 (0)
2016–2017 Zaria Bălți 28 (8)
2017 Irtysh Pavlodar 16 (1)
2018 Milsami Orhei 15 (4)
2019 Dinamo-Auto 21 (4)
2020 Florești 19 (1)
2021 Tighina ? (?)
Total 342 (85)
International career‡
0000–2006 Moldova U21 11 (2)
2007–2017 Moldova 55 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2020

Igor Bugaiov (also romanized as Bugaev; born 26 June 1984) is a retired Moldovan professional footballer.

Career

Bugaiov began playing with his home-town team FC Dinamo Bender in the Moldovan National Division.[1] In 2004, he moved to another Moldovan team, CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol.[2] The following season, he moved to Ukraine to play for FC Chornomorets Odesa. After two years there he was released, and was drafted into the Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț squad for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. He played a handful of games but was unable to help the team avoid relegation. On 31 July 2008, he was announced as an addition to the FC Ural team, who were in the midst of their season in the Russian First Division.[3] In March 2009, he made a return to Moldova, signing with FC Academia UTM Chișinău, and scoring a hat-trick on his debut.[4]

On 22 June 2009, he signed a 3-year deal with Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.[5]

International career

Bugaiov was a member of the Moldova national team from 2007 to 2017.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[7]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 February 2006 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 12 September 2007 City Stadium Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
3. 17 October 2007 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta  Malta 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
4. 17 November 2007 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Hungary 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
5. 6 February 2008 Titanic Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6. 19 November 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Lithuania 1–0 1–1 Friendly
7. 9 February 2011 Estádio Municipal Fernando Cabrita, Lagos, Portugal  Andorra 1–0 2–1 Friendly
8. 3 June 2011 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Sweden 1–3 1–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
9. 9 October 2016 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Astana

Milsami Orhei

References

  1. ^ Moldova Sports - Player profile
  2. ^ Player profile Archived 2013-02-02 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Урал" дозаявил Игоря Бугаёва (in Russian). FC Ural official site. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. ^ Miron Goyhman. Тур возвращений (in Russian). FIFA. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  5. ^ Игорь Бугаев подписал контракт с "Металлургом". (in Russian). fcmetalurg.com. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Igor Bugaiov – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Igor Bugaiov at National-Football-Teams.com
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