Igor Armaș

Igor Armaș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈar.maʃ]; born 14 July 1987) is a Moldovan football defender. He plays as a centre-back or left back for Liga I side FC Voluntari.[1]

Igor Armaș

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Voluntari
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Zimbru-2 Chișinău	30	(2)
2007–2009	Zimbru Chișinău	30	(1)
2009–2010	Hammarby	27	(0)
2010–2017	Kuban Krasnodar	155	(5)
2017–2018	Anzhi Makhachkala	13	(1)
2018–	Voluntari	42	(3)
National team^‡
2008–	Moldova	57	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 July 2020

Career

After a successful season in FC Zimbru, Armaș signed a four-year contract with Swedish club Hammarby IF.[2][3]

In November 2009 he was elected the club's "Best player of the year" by the fans on Hammarby's official website.[4]

In January 2010, Armaș signed for Russian club, Kuban Krasnodar. In the season 2013-2014 Armas played in the group stage of Europe League and he makes two assists in a match against St. Gallen. During WCQ with the Republic of Ireland Armas suffered a fractured leg.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2018[5][6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Zimbru-2 Chișinău	2004–05	Moldovan "A" Division	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	2005–06		13	1	0	0	–		–		13	1
	2006–07		12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
	Total		30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
FC Zimbru Chișinău	2006–07	Moldovan National Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	–		6	0
	2007–08		7	0	0	0	0	0	–		7	0
	2008–09		17	1	0	0	–		–		17	1
	Total		30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
Hammarby	2009	Allsvenskan	27	0	1	0	–		–		28	0
FC Kuban Krasnodar	2010	FNL	32	2	0	0	–		–		32	2
	2011–12	Russian Premier League	39	1	1	0	–		–		40	1
	2012–13		16	0	1	0	–		–		17	0
	2013–14		14	1	1	0	3	0	–		18	1
	2014–15		15	0	3	0	–		–		18	0
	2015–16		25	1	1	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	28	2
	2016–17	FNL	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		155	5	7	0	3	0	2	1	167	6
FC Anzhi Makhachkala	2017–18	Russian Premier League	13	1	0	0	–		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	1
Career total			255	9	8	0	3	0	4	1	270	10

Notes

1. Two appearances in relegation play-offs
2. Two appearances in relegation play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 October 2013	G.S.P. Sport Club Pancyprian Stadium, Strovolos	Cyprus	1–1	3–2	Friendly
2.	15 October 2013	Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica	Montenegro	2–1	5–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	24 May 2014	Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez	Saudi Arabia	1–0	4–0	Friendly
4.	28 March 2016	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina	Andorra	1–0	1–0
5.	8 June 2019	Zimbru Stadium, Jerez		1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References

1. Transfer cu nume la FC Voluntari! Și-a luat fundaș cu peste 100 de meciuri în prima ligă rusă. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
2. "Hammarby Fotboll". Hammarbyfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
3. "Молдавский спорт. Игорь Армаш : "Готов к новому вызову"". Moldsport.com. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
4. "Hammarby Fotboll". Hammarbyfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
5. "Igor Armaş". www.national-football-teams.com/. National Football Teams.
6. "I.Armaş". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway.

External links

• FC Zimbru Profile
• Igor Armaș at National-Football-Teams.com