Dawid Bugaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dawid Bugaj | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sosnowiec, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Molde FK | ||
| 2020–2024 | SPAL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Molde FK 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | SPAL | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2024– | CF Montréal | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Poland U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Poland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Poland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Poland U19 | 11 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023 | |||
Dawid Bugaj (born 9 July 2004)[1] is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.
Career
[edit]Bugaj started playing football with the youth side of Molde FK. In 2019, Bugaj progressed to the Molde FK 2 team, and made his league debut in a match against Eidsvold TF.[2] Despite the promise shown by Bugaj, he failed to make another appearance for the second team. In 2020, Bugaj had a trial with Borussia Dortmund,[3] however no offer was made by Borussia and he joined SPAL on a permanent contract.[4]
Upon joining SPAL, Bugaj was placed in the club's academy and played with the youth teams for the next three seasons. On 31 July 2023, he joined Polish second-tier club Lechia Gdańsk on loan for the 2023–24 season.[5] Throughout the season, he helped the club win the league and gain automatic promotion back to the Ekstraklasa.[6][7]
On 16 July 2024, Bugaj moved to Major League Soccer club CF Montréal on a two-and-a-half-year deal, with an option for another two years.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He holds dual Polish and Norwegian citizenship.
His father, Radosław, was also a footballer. He spent 10 years playing in Poland, most notably with Zagłębie Sosnowiec where he played in the II liga, Poland's second division at the time.[9] In 2007 when Dawid was 3, his father moved to Norway, settling down in the country after the conclusion of his playing career. His younger brother, Alex, is also a footballer, currently playing with Wisła Kraków II.
Honours
[edit]Lechia Gdańsk
References
[edit]- ^ UEFA.com. "Dawid Bugaj | Under-19 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Dawid Bugaj". fotball.no.
- ^ "Molde-talent har trent med Dortmund denne uka. Nå kan han ende opp i klubben permanent". aftenposten.no.
- ^ "Spal, UFFICIALE: preso Bugaj". calciomercato.com.
- ^ "Dawid Bugaj wypożyczony do Lechii Gdańsk". lechia.pl.
- ^ a b Ptak, Jakub (19 May 2024). "Lechia górą w derbach! Cieszą się w... Katowicach [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). TVP. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Fattorini, Riccardo (28 May 2024). "Come è andata la stagione dei giocatori della SPAL ceduti in prestito (parte 2.3)". Lo Spallino (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "CF Montréal acquires defender Dawid Bugaj". CF Montréal. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Radosław Bugaj". 90minut.pl.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Polish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Poland men's youth international footballers
- Molde FK players
- SPAL players
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- CF Montréal players
- Norwegian Third Division players
- I liga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Polish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen