Igor Bugaiov

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. In 2004, he moved to another Moldovan team, CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol. 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. In March 2009, he made a return to Moldova, signing with FC Academia UTM Chișinău, and scoring a hat-trick on his debut.

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

International career Bugaiov was a member of the Moldova national team from 2007 to 2017.

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

Honours Astana Kazakhstan Cup: 2010 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2011

Milsami Orhei Moldovan Cup: 2017–18