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Dawid Bugaj

Project playerCF Montreal · 22 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameDawid Bugaj
PositionCentre-back
NationalityPoland
Age22
Date of birth9 Jul 2004
BirthplaceSosnowiec
Height185 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubCF Montreal
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Centre-backalso played MID

Season stats

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24
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1714
Minutes

Domestic-league season · CF Montreal.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11008046.63

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

D. Bugaj is a 22-year-old central defender at CF Montreal, rated 42.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 79th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 775th of 1759 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (63.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bugaj.

Judged on this season alone, Bugaj graded 19 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 3 clean sheets and 3.623 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 19). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 12% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Bugaj is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Bugaj is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending up
Current potentialTop 12% centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 31% centre-backs · Major League Soccer39th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer79th in the Major League Soccer · potential15th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer775th-highest potential U-23 tracked
42.7
Ratingi
15th of 127 centre-backs
18.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
63.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.62
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · CF Montreal finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
3.62
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
22
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.7, Bugaj carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 12%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots9

Passing

Assists0
Chances created8
Passes601
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles14
Dribble success63.6%
Duels won81
Duels won %55.5%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions22
Blocks10
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.