Igor Armaș

Igor Armaș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈar.maʃ]; born 14 July 1987) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club FC Voluntari, which he captains, and the Moldova national team.^[1]

Igor Armaș

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Căușeni, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Voluntari
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2006	Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Zimbru-2 Chișinău	30	(2)
2007–2008	Zimbru Chișinău	30	(1)
2009–2010	Hammarby	27	(0)
2010–2017	Kuban Krasnodar	155	(5)
2017–2018	Anzhi Makhachkala	13	(1)
2018–	Voluntari	145	(5)
International career^‡
2008–	Moldova	83	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022

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 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 2013–14 season, Armaș played in the group stage of the UEFA Europe League. He made two assists in a match against St. Gallen. During WCQ with the Republic of Ireland Armaș suffered a fractured leg.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 February 2023^[5][6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zimbru-2 Chișinău	2004–05	Moldovan "A" Division	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	2005–06		13	1	–		–		–		13	1
	2006–07		12	1	–		–		–		12	1
	Total		30	2	–		–		–		30	2
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	–		30	1
Hammarby	2009	Allsvenskan	27	0	1	0	–		–		28	0
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^[a]	1	28	2
	2016–17	FNL	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		155	5	7	0	3	0	2	1	167	6
Anzhi Makhachkala	2017–18	Russian Premier League	13	1	0	0	–		2^[a]	0	15	1
Voluntari	2018–19	Liga I	25	3	1	0	–		–		26	3
	2019–20		21	0	1	0	–		–		22	0
	2020–21		34	1	0	0	–		2^[b]	1	36	2
	2021–22		38	1	5	1	–		–		43	2
	2022–23		27	0	3	0	–		–		30	0
	Total		145	5	10	1	–		2	1	157	7
Career total			400	14	18	1	3	0	6	2	427	17

Notes

1. Appearances in relegation play-offs.
2. Appearances in relegation play-offs.

International

As of match played 20 November 2022^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Moldova	2008	6	0
	2009	7	0
	2010	1	0
	2011	10	1
	2012	4	0
	2013	4	1
	2014	7	1
	2015	8	0
	2016	4	1
	2017	1	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	5	1
	2020	9	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	9	1
Total		83	6

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first^[7]

List of international goals scored by Igor Armaș

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 August 2011	GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–1	2–3	Friendly
2	15 October 2013	Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	2–1	5–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	24 May 2014	Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez, Spain	Saudi Arabia	1–0	4–0	Friendly
4	28 March 2016	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta	Andorra	1–0	1–0
5	8 June 2019	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Andorra	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6	29 March 2022	Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	1–0	1–0 (a.e.t.) ( 4–5 p)	2020-21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Zimbru 2 Chișinău

• Divizia "A": 2005–06, 2006–07

Zimbru Chișinău

• Moldovan Cup: 2006–07
• Moldovan Super Cup runner-up: 2007

Kuban Krasnodar

• Russian First Division: 2010
• Russian Cup runner-up: 2014–15

FC Voluntari

• Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22

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. . 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. . Hammarbyfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
5. "Igor Armaş". national-football-teams.com/. National Football Teams.
6. "I.Armaş". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway.
7. "Igor Armaș". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links

• Igor Armaș at National-Football-Teams.com