Igor Bugaiov (also romanized as Bugaev, russian: И́горь Вита́льевич Бугаёв) (born 26 June 1984) is a Moldovan

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who plays as a striker for

FC Tighina Football Club Tighina is a Moldovan football club based in Bender (also known as ''Tighina''), Moldova. History During its existence, the club has been known by the following names: * 1950—1958: ''Burevestnik Bender'' * In 1959: ''Lokomot ...

in the

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Career

Bugaiov began playing with his home-town team

FC Dinamo Bender Football Club Tighina is a Moldovan football club based in Bender (also known as ''Tighina''), Moldova. History During its existence, the club has been known by the following names: * 1950—1958: ''Burevestnik Bender'' * In 1959: ''Lokomot ...

in the

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. In 2004, he moved to another Moldovan team,

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. The following season, he moved to

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to play for

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. 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

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team, who were in the midst of their season in the

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. 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 MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a " phoenix club" of the original Sovie ...

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.''

Honours

;Astana *

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: 2011 ;Milsami Orhei *

Moldovan Cup The Moldovan Cup ( ro, Cupa Moldovei) is a football competition, held annually in Moldova. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Finals The finals were: Goalscorers Soviet time winners * 194 ...

: 2017–18

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* * 1984 births Living people People from Bender, Moldova Moldovan footballers Moldova international footballers Liga I players Ukrainian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Moldovan Super Liga players Moldovan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Expatriate footballers in Romania Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan FC Ural Yekaterinburg players FC Astana players FC Tobol players FC Tighina players CSF Bălți players FC Dacia Chișinău players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players FC Milsami Orhei players FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol players Association football forwards FC Florești players {{Moldova-footy-bio-stub