Hovhannes Nazaryan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Նազարյան, born 11 March 1998) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club Van and the Armenia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Van | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | FC Pyunik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Pyunik-2 | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Pyunik | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | FC Artsakh/Noah | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Shirak | 21 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Ararat Yerevan | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Van | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Armenia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Armenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Armenia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNazaryan is a product of Pyunik's youth system.[1] After making several appearances for the first team both in the Armenian Premier League[2] and in UEFA Europa League qualifiers,[3][4] and playing for the reserve team,[5] in 2018 he left the club in order to join newly promoted side FC Artsakh (later renamed to FC Noah).[1][6]
At the end of the 2019–20 season, after winning an Armenian Cup with Noah,[7][8] Nazaryan left the club.[9]
In the summer of 2020, Nazaryan signed a one-year contract with fellow top-tier side Shirak.[10]
After Shirak left the Armenian Premier League at the end of the 20-21 season,[11] Nazaryan transferred to Ararat Yerevan for free, which he left in June 2023.[12]
International career
editNazaryan has represented Armenia at several youth international levels, having featured for the under-19 and under-21 national teams.[14][15]
In November 2021, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Germany, respectively.[16] He was an unused substitute in the former game.[17]
Having been called up again in March 2022 for a friendly match against Norway, as a replacement for an injured defender André Calisir,[18][19] Nazaryan made his senior international debut on 29 March, coming on as a substitute as Armenia eventually suffered a 9–0 defeat.[20][21][22]
Personal life
editNazaryan's father, Rafael Nazaryan, a former footballer and Armenian senior international himself,[23][24] currently serves as head coach for both BKMA Yerevan and the Armenia under-21 national team.[25][26]
His elder brother, Erik Nazaryan, is also a former professional footballer,[27][28] and currently manages the Armenian under-15 national team.[29]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 29 March 2022[30]
| Armenia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
editNoah
References
edit- ^ a b ""Արցախ" ֆուտբոլային ակումբն անվանափոխվեց". sport.news.am. 18 June 2019.(in Armenian)
- ^ Hovhannes Nazaryan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Pyunik vs Slovan Bratislava". UEFA.com. 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Slovan Bratislava vs Pyunik". UEFA.com. 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Назарян Оганнес". footballfacts.ru.(in Russian)
- ^ ""Արցախը" պայմանագրեր է ստորագրել 3 հեռանկարային ֆուտբոլիստների ' Հովհաննես Նազարյանի, Արթուր Ստեփանյանի և Դավիթ Գրիգորյանի հետ". Facebook. 5 July 2018.(in Armenian)
- ^ a b "Matchday Final". Football Federation of Armenia. 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Noah wins Armenian Cup for first time". a1plus.am. 11 July 2020.
- ^ "We inform that Artem Delinyan, Vigen Avetisyan, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vitaly Zaprudskikh and Sergey Dmitriev have left the team". Facebook. 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Official announcement. Gevorg Kasparov, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vardan Bakalyan". Facebook. 27 July 2020.(in Armenian)
- ^ "«Շիրակ» ֆուտբոլային ակումբը հայտ չի ներկայացրել մասնակցելու Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի 2021-22թթ․ առաջնությանը". Facebook. 3 July 2021.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Official statement". fcararat.am. 20 June 2023.(in English)
- ^ "Հարգելի՛ երկրպագուներ՝ տեղեկացնում ենք, որ "Վան"-ին են միացել Հովհաննես Նազարյանը և Գրիշա Պարոնյանը". Facebook. FC Van. 1 August 2023.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Ֆլորեսը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքականի հայտացուցակը". interfootball.am. 27 August 2019.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Հրապարկվել է Հայաստանի Մ21 տարեկանների հավաքականի հայտացուցակը". interfootball.am. 4 October 2019.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Խոակին Կապառոսը Հայաստանի հավաքական է հրավիրել նաեւ Հովհաննես Նազարյանին". sport.news.am. 8 November 2021.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Armenia vs. North Macedonia - 11 November 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Joaquin Caparrós invites Hovhannes Nazaryan to Armenian national team". sport.news.am. 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Հայաստանի հավաքականն Օսլոյում է". sport.news.am. 27 March 2022.(in Armenian)
- ^ "International Friendly – Norway vs Armenia". UEFA.com. 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Armenia National Team Lost to Norway in a Friendly Match". armedia.am. 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Norway vs Armenia". eu-football.info. 29 March 2022.
- ^ "For the first time against this CSKA: On the eve of the match of the 7th round". fcararat.am. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Rafael Hoganesi Nazaryan". eu-football.info.
- ^ "Սուրեն Չախալյանը՝ ՀՖՖ Տեխնիկական տնօրեն". armenpress.am. 5 January 2022.(in Armenian)
- ^ "Ռաֆայել Նազարյան․ Շատ կարևոր է, որ սկսում ենք տնային 2 հանդիպումներով". sport.news.am. 2 February 2023.(in Armenian)
- ^ ""В армянском футболе сложилась катастрофическая ситуация". Владелец "Пюника" бьет тревогу". sport24.ru. 13 March 2023.(in Russian)
- ^ "Erik Nazaryan - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "FFA: New coach appointments in Armenian national teams". sport.news.am. 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Hovhannes Nazaryan". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
edit- Hovhannes Nazaryan at Soccerway
- Hovhannes Nazaryan at WorldFootball.net
- Hovhannes Nazaryan at Global Sports Archive
- Profile at FC Ararat