Igor Gorbunov

This article is about the Russian footballer. For the Russian politician, see Igor Gorbunov (politician).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Gorbunov.

Igor Gorbunov

Gorbunov with Nizhny Novgorod in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Igor Vladimirovich Gorbunov
Date of birth	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nikitino, Inzhavinsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Torpedo Moscow
Number	17
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–	FC Torpedo Moscow	41	(7)
International career^‡
2012	Russia U-18	3	(0)
2012–2013	Russia U-19	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Torpedo Moscow. He is mostly deployed as a left midfielder, but also plays as winger, right midfielder or attacking midfielder.

Club career

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]

Honours

• Russian Professional Football League Zone Ural-Povolzhye top scorer: 2016–17.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo St. Petersburg	2015–16	PFL	26	3	1	0	–		27	3
Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod	2016–17		17	10	0	0	–		17	10
	2017–18	FNL	35	2	2	0	–		37	2
Sochi	2018–19		35	5	1	0	–		36	5
Rotor Volgograd	2019–20		35	5	1	0	–		36	5
Armavir	2019–20		1	0	–		–		1	0
Nizhny Novgorod	2020–21		33	5	2	0	–		35	5
	2021–22	RPL	24	2	1	0	–		25	2
	Total		109	19	5	0	0	0	114	19
Career total			206	32	8	0	0	0	214	32

References

1. Igor Gorbunov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
2. "Nizhny Novgorod v Sochi game report". Russian Premier League. 26 July 2021.
3. "ИГОРЬ ГОРБУНОВ – В "РУБИНЕ"" (in Russian). Rubin Kazan. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
4. "ИГОРЬ ГОРБУНОВ ПОКИДАЕТ "РУБИН"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 19 June 2023.
5. "ИГОРЬ ГОРБУНОВ — ПЕРВЫЙ НОВИЧОК "ТОРПЕДО" В МЕЖСЕЗОНЬЕ" (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 20 June 2023.
6. ПФЛ. Итоги сезона (in Russian). Russian Professional Football League. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

External links

• Igor Gorbunov at Soccerway
• Igor Gorbunov at Russian Premier League