Pocholo Bugas
Filipino footballer (born 2001)
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Pocholo Arellano Bugas (born 3 December 2001) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger or a wing-back for Croatian HNL club Vukovar 1991 and for the Philippines national team.
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Bugas with the Philippines at the 2022 AFF Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pocholo Arellano Bugas | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tagum, Philippines | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vukovar 1991 | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Far Eastern University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | United City | 13 | (2) |
| 2023 | Azkals Development Team | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Angkor Tiger | 26 | (5) |
| 2025 | → Kaya–Iloilo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vukovar 1991 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Philippines U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019– | Philippines U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Philippines | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:05; 5 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:40; 15 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
He is the brother of Filipino international footballer Paolo Bugas.[1]
Club career
United City
In August 2020, Bugas signed his first professional contract with United City.[2][3] He made his professional debut in a 6-0 win against Mendiola coming in as a substitute, replacing Hikaru Minegishi in the 73rd minute.[4]
International career
Philippines U18
In August 2019, Bugas was called up to the Philippines U18 for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Vietnam.[5] He scored his first goal for the U18 team in a 5–2 defeat against Timor-Leste U18.[6][7] He scored his second goal against Brunei U18.[8]
Philippines U23
Bugas was called up to represent the Philippines U23 in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[9][10] He made his debut for the U23 team in a 2–1 defeat against Myanmar U23, coming in as a substitute, replacing Edison Suerti in the 43rd minute.[11]
In February 2022, Bugas was once again, called up to the Philippines U23 for the 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship held in Cambodia.[12][13]
Philippines
In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a friendly against Vietnam, ending in a loss.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 December 2022[14]
- Notes
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
Honours
United City
