Igor Armaș

Igor Armaș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈar.maʃ]; born 14 July 1987) is a former Moldovan professional footballer who played as a centre-back, currently sporting director at Liga II club Voluntari.^[1]

Date of birth 14 July 1987 (age 39)

Place of birth Căușeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union

Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Position Centre-back

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Igor Armaș
Personal information
Armaș with Moldova in 2015
Date of birth	(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth	Căușeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Voluntari (sporting director)
Youth career
–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)
2018–2025	Voluntari	215	(12)
Total		470	(21)
International career
2008–2023	Moldova	83	(6)
Managerial career
2025–	Voluntari (sporting director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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 27 August 2025^[6]^[7]

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zimbru-2 Chișinău	2004–05	Divizia A	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2005–06	Divizia A	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2006–07	Divizia A	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	Total		30	2	—		—		—		30	2
Zimbru Chișinău	2006–07	Divizia Națională	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2007–08	Divizia Națională	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2008–09	Divizia Națională	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	Russian Premier League	16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	2013–14	Russian Premier League	14	1	1	0	3^[b]	0	—		18	1
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	15	0	3	0	—		—		18	0
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	25	1	1	0	—		2^[c]	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^[c]	0	15	1
Voluntari	2018–19	Liga I	25	3	1	0	—		—		26	3
	2019–20	Liga I	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2020–21	Liga I	34	1	0	0	—		2^[d]	1	36	2
	2021–22	Liga I	38	1	5	1	—		—		43	2
	2022–23	Liga I	38	0	3	0	—		1^[e]	0	42	0
	2023–24	Liga I	30	2	3	0	—		—		33	2
	2024–25	Liga II	29	5	1	0	—		2^[d]	0	32	5
	2025–26	Liga II	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		215	12	16	1	—		5	1	236	14
Career total			470	21	24	1	3	0	9	2	506	24

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Notes

[a]
Includes Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup, Cupa României
[b]
Appearances in UEFA Europa League
[c]
Appearances in relegation play-offs.
[d]
Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
[e]
Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 20 November 2022^[8]

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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

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Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Armaș goal.

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List of international goals scored by Igor Armaș^[8]
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	Friendly
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