Ihor Plastun

Igor Plastun (Ukrainian: Ігор Пластун; born 20 August 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Volodymyrovych and the family name is Plastun.

Igor Plastun
Plastun with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2022
Personal information
Full name Igor Volodymyrovych Plastun
Date of birth (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 32
Youth career
1997–2006 Obolon Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Obolon Kyiv 67 (4)
2007–2008 Obolon-2 Kyiv 33 (0)
2012–2016 Karpaty Lviv 93 (4)
2016–2018 Ludogorets Razgrad 50 (4)
2018–2021 Gent 61 (4)
2021– Ludogorets Razgrad 53 (0)
International career‡
2010 Ukraine U20 2 (0)
2010–2012 Ukraine U21 13 (1)
2018– Ukraine 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2019

Club career

After progressing through the youth system at Obolon Kyiv, Plastun became a first team regular during 2010–11 season and made over 60 appearances for the club before signing for Karpaty Lviv in 2012.[1]

On 10 June 2016, Plastun signed for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad[2] for an undisclosed fee, believed to be €500,000.[3]

On 12 June 2018, Plastun signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Gent.[4]

In June 2021, he returned to Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad, after spending 3 seasons with Gent.[5] On 11 June 2021, Plastun joined the training camp, taking number 30, as his previous number 32 had already been taken by Josué Sá.[6] In the summer of 2022 he was elected Bulgarian Footballer of the Year for the season 2021–22.[7]

International career

Plastun made his debut for Ukraine national football team on 16 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B game against Slovakia, as a 14th-minute substitute for Serhiy Kryvtsov, who had sustained an injury.[8]

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

References
  1. "Ihor Plastun is a player of FC Karpaty". fckarpaty.lviv.ua. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. "Лудогорец представи Игор Пластун" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 10 June 2016.
  3. "Лудогорец плаща 500 000 евро за защитник от Лвов" (in Bulgarian). webcafe.bg. 6 June 2016.
  4. "Igor Plastun tekent bij KAA Gent" (in Dutch). kaagent.be. 12 June 2018.
  5. Игор Пластун се завърна в Лудогорец
  6. Игор Пластун проведе тренировка с Лудогорец
  7. "Пластун – найкращий у Болгарії" (in Ukrainian). sportyvka.com.ua. 23 July 2022.
  8. "Slovakia v Ukraine game report". UEFA. 16 November 2018.
  9. "Лудогорец спечели Купата на България за трети път" (in Bulgarian). Ludogorets Razgrad. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.


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