| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Vitalyevich Bugaiov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bender, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Lokomotiv Astana | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | FC Dinamo Bender | 19 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol | 22 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Chernomorets Odessa | 25 | (3) |
| 2008 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Ural | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | FC Academia UTM Chişinău | 7 | (6) |
| 2009 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya[1] | 4 | (0) |
| 2010- | FC Lokomotiv Astana | 31 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| ?–2006 | Moldova U21 | 11 | (2) |
| 2007– | Moldova | 35 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Igor Bugaiov (also romanized as Bugaev, Russian: И́горь Вита́льевич Бугаёв), (born 26 June 1984, in Bender, Moldova, then part of the Soviet Union), is a footballer, who is currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.
Bugaiov began playing with his home-town team FC Dinamo Bender in the Moldovan National Division.[2] In 2004 he moved to another Moldova team CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol.[3] The following season he moved to Ukraine to play for FC Chornomorets Odessa. After two years there he was released, and was drafted into the Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ squad for the remainder of the 2007/08 season. He played a handful of games but unable to help the team avoid relegation On 31 July 2008 he was announced as an addition to the FC Ural team, who are in the midst of their season in the Russian First Division.[4] In March 2009 he made a return to Moldova, signing with FC Academia UTM Chişinău, and scoring a hat-trick on his debut.[5]
On 22 June 2009 he signed a 3 year deal with Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.[6]
Bugaiov is a member of the Moldova national football team.[7]