# Igor Armaș

Igor Armaș (Romanian pronunciation:; 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.

## Career

After a successful season in FC Zimbru, Armaș signed a four-year contract with Swedish club Hammarby IF.
In November 2009 he was elected the club's Player of the year by the fans on Hammarby's official website.
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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 17 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Zimbru-2 Chișinău | 2004–05 | Moldovan "A" Division | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Zimbru-2 Chișinău | 2005–06 | Moldovan "A" Division | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Zimbru-2 Chișinău | 2006–07 | Moldovan "A" Division | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Zimbru-2 Chișinău | Total | Total | 30 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2006–07 | Moldovan National Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2007–08 | Moldovan National Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2008–09 | Moldovan National Division | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | Total | 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 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 1 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2016–17 | FNL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | Total | Total | 155 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 6 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Voluntari | 2018–19 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 3 |
| Voluntari | 2019–20 | Liga I | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Voluntari | 2020–21 | Liga I | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Voluntari | 2021–22 | Liga I | 38 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 43 | 2 |
| Voluntari | 2022–23 | Liga I | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Voluntari | 2023–24 | Liga I | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Voluntari | 2024–25 | Liga II | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 4 |
| Voluntari | Total | Total | 206 | 11 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 223 | 13 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 461 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 493 | 23 |

#### Notes

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

### International

    As of match played 20 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Moldova | 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2011 | 10 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| Moldova | 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 83 | 6 |
    Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first
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 | 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 |

## 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
Voluntari
* Cupa României runner-up: 2021–22