Pocholo Bugas

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 24)
Place of birth Tagum, Philippines
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Vukovar 1991
Number 39
Youth career
–2020 Far Eastern University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 United City 13 (2)
2023 Azkals Development Team 4 (1)
2023–2025 Angkor Tiger 26 (5)
2025 → Kaya–Iloilo (loan) 6 (0)
2025– Vukovar 1991 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Philippines U18 5 (2)
2019– Philippines U23 2 (0)
2022– Philippines 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 August 2026

Pocholo Arellano Bugas (born 3 December 2001) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger or a wing-back for Croatian HNL club Vukovar 1991 and for the Philippines national team.

Personal life

He is the brother of Filipino international footballer Paolo Bugas.

Club career

United City

In August 2020, Bugas signed his first professional contract with United City. He made his professional debut in a 6–0 win against Mendiola coming in as a substitute, replacing Hikaru Minegishi in the 73rd minute.

International career

Philippines U18

In August 2019, Bugas was called up to the Philippines U18 for the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Vietnam. He scored his first goal for the U18 team in a 5–2 defeat against Timor-Leste U18. He scored his second goal against Brunei U18.

Philippines U23

Bugas was called up to represent the Philippines U23 in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. 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.

In February 2022, Bugas was once again, called up to the Philippines U23 for the 2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship held in Cambodia.

Philippines

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 December 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United City 2020 PFL 20–000020
2021 – 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
2022–23 11 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 17 2
Career total 132308000240
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the AFC Champions League

Honours

United City

References

  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 14 February 2022. 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 14 February 2022. 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 14 February 2022. 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 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  14. ↑ Pocholo Bugas at Soccerway