Igor Gorbunov
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 Gorbunov with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Vladimirovich Gorbunov | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nikitino, Inzhavinsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Arsenal Tula | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2015 | FC Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg | 26 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod | 52 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | PFC Sochi | 35 | (5) |
| 2019 | FC Rotor Volgograd | 22 | (3) |
| 2020 | FC Armavir | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 57 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Rubin Kazan | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Torpedo Moscow | 52 | (7) |
| 2025– | FC Arsenal Tula | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Russia U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Russia U-19 | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 May 2013 | |||
Igor Vladimirovich Gorbunov (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Горбунов; born 20 September 1994) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Arsenal Tula. He is mostly deployed as a left midfielder, but also plays as winger, right midfielder or attacking midfielder.
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg on 20 July 2015 in a game against FC Khimki.[1]
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod on 8 July 2017 in a game against FC Avangard Kursk.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Nizhny Novgorod on 26 July 2021 in a game against his former club PFC Sochi. He substituted Albert Sharipov in the 68th minute and scored a goal less than a minute later. This was Nizhny Novgorod's first ever game in the RPL, so it was also the club's first ever goal in the top tier. The game finished with the score of 1–0, giving the club its first victory in the top tier as well.[2]
On 28 July 2022, Gorbunov signed a two-year contract with FC Rubin Kazan.[3] Gorbunov's contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent on 19 June 2023.[4]
On 20 June 2023, Gorbunov joined FC Torpedo Moscow on a three-year deal.[5] The contract was terminated early by mutual consent in June 2025.[6]
Honours
- Russian Professional Football League Zone Ural-Povolzhye top scorer: 2016–17.[7]
