Andranik Voskanyan (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Ոսկանյան; born 11 April 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Mika | 114 | (6) |
| 2015–2018 | Alashkert | 64 | (0) |
| 2019 | Urartu | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Van | 57 | (0) |
| 2022 | Alashkert | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Armenia U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | Armenia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015 | |||
Club career
editAndranik Voskanyan loved football from early childhood. When he was in the first grade, a football coach visited looking for children interested in playing football. Voskanyan did not miss the opportunity and started to go to training. He began his career in the football school of Malatia Yerevan (now school property of Banants Yerevan) under the direction of Hakob Andreasyan.
He started playing for Mika-2 in the Armenian First League in 2008. Two years later, Voskanyan made his debut for the first team Mika Yerevan in the Armenian Premier League. He played three games that year. In 2011, he got a starter position in the defense and was a major player that season. In the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Mika had a match against Norwegian club Vålerenga Fotball. Voskanyan did not play on the field and remained at the touch-lines.[2][3]
Voskanyan was released by FC Urartu on 5 December 2019.[4]
On 5 January 2023, Voskanyan left Alashkert after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
International career
editIn 2011, the head coach of the Armenia national team saw Voskanyan's skills and recruited him in the Armenia U-21 youth team. On June 7 the same year, he made his debut for the youth national team in the qualifying matches for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. His debut came in the opening match against the Montenegro U-21 youth team, which the Armenian youth team dealt a 4–1 defeat.[6] He played five games as a youth, all in 2011.
On 28 February 2012, he made his debut in the Armenia senior national team in a friendly match against Serbia. Voskanyan played on the field in the 77th minute of the match, replacing Varazdat Haroyan. The match ended in 2–0 defeat for Armenia.[7]
Honours
editPyunik Yerevan
- Armenian Premier League runner-up: 2009
- Armenian Cup: 2011
- Armenian Supercup: 2012–13
References
edit- ^ Andranik Voskanyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Vålerenga vs. Mika 1 - 0". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Mika vs. Vålerenga 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "FC URARTU AND ANDRANIK VOSKANYAN TERMINATED THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Ալաշկերտը» երկկողմանի համաձայնությամբ խզել է Անդրանիկ Ոսկանյանի հետ պայմանագիրը". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Armenia U21 vs. Montenegro U21 4 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Armenia vs. Serbia 0 - 2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
External links
edit- Andranik Voskanyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andranik Voskanyan at Soccerway