Erik Piloyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Փիլոյան; born 29 January 2001) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club Urartu and the Armenia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Urartu | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Urartu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Urartu-2 | 35 | (1) |
| 2020– | Urartu | 43 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Armenia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Armenia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Armenia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Armenia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club
editPiloyan is a FC Urartu academy product who started his career as part of the backup team of Urartu, in the first league of Armenia,[1][2] combining this with rare appearances in the first team.
In July 2021, it was announced that Piloyan went on a one-year loan to BKMA, the newcomer club of the Armenian Premier League for the 2021-2022 season,[3] but already in January 2022, it was announced that he would return to his native club.[4]
After returning from BKMA, he continued to play for both the main and reserve teams of Urartu.[5]
International
editHe was called up to the Armenia U17[6] and Armenia U21.[7][8]
On March 17, 2023, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus, respectively.[9][10][11][12]
Piloyan debuted for the senior Armenia national football team in a friendly 2–2 draw with Cyprus on 28 March 2023, he played the full game.[13][14][15][16]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 21 November 2023[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
editReferences
edit- ^ "էՐԻԿ ՓԻԼՈՅԱՆ․ "ՈՐԵՎԷ ԹԻՄԻ ԹԵՐԱՀԱՎԱՏՈՐԵՆ ՉՊԵՏՔ Է ՄՈՏԵՆԱԼ"". fcurartu.am. 11 March 2020.(in Armenian)
- ^ "ERIK PILOYAN: "WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR GOALS"". fcurartu.am. 8 June 2020.
- ^ "ERIK PILOYAN WILL PLAY IN BKMA". fcurartu.am. 29 July 2021.
- ^ "3 MORE PLAYERS RETURNED TO URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. 19 January 2022.
- ^ "ЭРИК ПИЛОЯН: "ДЕЛАЕМ И ПРОДОЛЖИМ ДЕЛАТЬ ВСЕ, ЧТОБЫ ДОБИТЬСЯ ХОРОШЕГО РЕЗУЛЬТАТА"". fcurartu.am. 14 April 2022.(in Russian)
- ^ "Հայաստանի Մ17 հավաքականը սկսում է նախապատրաստությունը Եվրոպայի առաջնությանը". hraparak.am. 7 October 2017.(in Armenian)
- ^ "2 PLAYERS ՕF URARTU FC WERE CALLED-UP TO ARMENIAN U-21 NATIONAL TEAM". fcurartu.am. 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Ռաֆայել Նազարյանը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի Մ-21 հավաքական հրավիրված ֆուտբոլիստների ցանկը". armenpress.am. 4 November 2021.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Manager Petrakov announces Armenia squad list". sport.news.am. 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Մի շարք ֆուտբոլիստներ առաջին անգամ են հրավիրվել Հայաստանի հավաքական". interfootball.am. 17 March 2023.(in Armenian)
- ^ "ERIK PILOYAN: "IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO WEAR THE NATIONAL TEAM JERSEY, THIS WAS ONE OF MY MAIN DREAMS"". fcurartu.am. 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքական են հրավիրվել 26 ֆուտբոլիստներ". armedia.am. 17 March 2023.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Armenia vs Cyprus". eu-football.info. 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Национальная сборная Армении сыграла вничью со сборной Кипра". armedia.am. 28 March 2023.(in Russian)
- ^ "ERIK PILOYAN: I WILL DO MY BEST TO PATRICIPATE AS MUCH MATCHES AS POSSIBLE IN THE NATIONAL TEAM". fcurartu.am. 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Էրիկ Փիլոյան. "Հավաքականում խաղալն ինձ կօգնի հետագայում"". vnews.am. 30 March 2023.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Erik Piloyan". eu-football.info.
External links
edit- Erik Piloyan at Soccerway
- Erik Piloyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Erik Piloyan at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at FFA.am
- Erik Piloyan at Global Sports Archive
- FC Urartu official club profile