Igor Plastun ( uk, Ігор Пластун; born 20 August 1990) is a

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professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Club career

After progressing through the youth system at Obolon Kyiv, Plastun became a first team regular during 2010–11 season and made over 60 appearances for the club before signing for

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in 2012. On 10 June 2016, Plastun signed for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee, believed to be €500,000. On 12 June 2018, Plastun signed a four-year contract with Belgian club

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. In June 2021, he returned to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad, after spending 3 seasons with

. On 11 June 2021, Plastun joined the training camp, taking number 30, as his previous number 32 had already been taken by

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. In the summer of 2022 he was elected Bulgarian Footballer of the Year for the season 2021–22.

International career

Plastun made his debut for Ukraine national football team on 16 November 2018 in a

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game against

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, as a 14th-minute substitute for

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, who had sustained an injury.

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad *

: (4) 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22,

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: (2)

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Individual * Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 2021–22

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* * * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Kyiv Men's association football defenders Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers FC Obolon Kyiv players FC Obolon-2 Bucha players FC Karpaty Lviv players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players K.A.A. Gent players Belgian Pro League players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Ukraine-footy-defender-1990s-stub