Igor Armaș

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

Igor Armaș

Armaș with Moldova in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Căușeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team 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	197	(11)
International career
2008–2023	Moldova	83	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

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 Europa League. He made two assists in a match against St. Gallen. During WCQ with the Republic of Ireland Armaș suffered a fractured leg.

In March 2023, Armaș announced his retirement from the Moldova national football team. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024^[6][7]

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[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
Anzhi Makhachkala	2017–18	Russian Premier League	13	1	0	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	1	36	2
	2021–22		38	1	5	1	–		–		43	2
	2022–23		38	0	3	0	–		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	42	0
	2023–24		30	2	3	0	–		–		33	2
	2024–25	Liga II	11	4	1	0	–		–		12	4
	Total		197	11	14	1	–		3	1	214	13
Career total			452	20	22	1	3	0	7	2	484	23

Notes

1. Appearances in relegation play-offs.
2. Appearances in relegation play-offs.
3. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 20 November 2022^[8]

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^[8]

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. "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. "Hotărârea radicală a unui jucător din Liga 1: "Vine un moment când trebuie să te dai la o parte"".
6. "Igor Armaş". national-football-teams.com/. National Football Teams.
7. "I.Armaş". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway.
8. "Igor Armaș". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links

• Igor Armaș at National-Football-Teams.com