Pocholo Bugas

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Pocholo Bugas
Bugas with the Philippines at the 2022 AFF Championship
Personal information
Full name Pocholo Arellano Bugas
Date of birth (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Philippines
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Angkor Tiger
Number 21
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– Angkor Tiger 26 (5)
International career
2019 Philippines U18 5 (2)
2019– Philippines U23 2 (0)
2022– Philippines 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:05; 21 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05; 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Pocholo Arellano Bugas (born 3 December 2001) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Philippines national team.

Personal life[edit]

He is the brother of Filipino international footballer Paolo Bugas.[1]

Club career[edit]

United City[edit]

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[edit]

Philippines U18[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a friendly against Vietnam, ending in a loss.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 26 December 2022[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United City 2020 PFL 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021 0 0 5[a] 0 0 0 5 0
2022–23 11 2 3 0 3[a] 0 0 0 17 2
Career total 13 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 24 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the AFC Champions League

Honours[edit]

United City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NINE IN A ROW, FEU retains UAAP high school football title after scraping past NU in final". Dugout PH. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "United City scores 4 additional signees". Sun Star Bacolod. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Risto Vidakovic not joining United City". Philippine News Agency. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Pocholo Bugas blazes new path for young players after United City debut". Tiebreaker Times. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Philippines Under-18 Team Face Stiff Opposition In AFF U18 Championship 2019 In Vietnam". Philippine Football Federation. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Match Summary Report, TLS U18 vs PHI U18" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ Harahap, Zulfirdaus (13 August 2019). "Klasemen Piala AFF U-18 2019: Timnas Indonesia U-18 Kukuh di Puncak dan Melaju ke Semifinal". Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Match Summary Report, PHI U18 vs BRU U18" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Philippines Men's Under-22 National Team Gears Up For The 30th Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as squad finalized". Huddle PH. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Myanmar U22 v Philippines U22". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Philippines Men's U23 To Compete In AFF U23 Championship 2022". Philippine Football Federation. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (10 February 2022). "Oliver Bias, Sandro Reyes headline Azkals for AFF U23 tilt". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  14. ^ Pocholo Bugas at Soccerway