Aleksei Bugayev

Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev (25 August 1981 — 29 December 2024) was a Russian professional footballer. He played as a defender. He made seven appearances for the Russia national football team from 2004 to 2005.

Aleksei Bugayev

Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Ivanovich Bugayev
Date of birth	(1981-08-25)25 August 1981
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Date of death	29 December 2024(2024-12-29) (aged 43)
Place of death	Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Torpedo-2 Moscow	36	(3)
2001	Torpedo Moscow	2	(0)
2001–2002	Tom Tomsk	34	(1)
2003–2004	Torpedo Moscow	39	(0)
2005–2006	Lokomotiv Moscow	8	(0)
2006–2008	Tom Tomsk	54	(1)
2008	Khimki	0	(0)
2009–2010	Krasnodar	20	(0)
Total		193	(5)
International career
2001–2003	Russia U21	2	(0)
2004–2005	Russia	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 28 October 2023, Bugayev was arrested in Krasnodar, Russia for having 495 grams of mephedrone.^[1] On 24 September 2024, Bugayev pleaded guilty to drug distribution and was sentenced to 9.5 years of imprisonment.^[2]

While in jail, Bugayev wanted to join the military to serve in the Ukraine war.^[3] Three months later, on 29 December 2024, Bugayev was killed fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.^[4][3]