Hovhannes Nazaryan
Hovhannes Nazaryan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Նազարյան, born 11 March 1998) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back is currently a free agent. He plays for the Armenia national team. Club careerNazaryan 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] At 1 August 2023 Nazaryan joined Van.[13] He left the club on 3 July 2024.[14] International careerNazaryan has represented Armenia at several youth international levels, having featured for the under-19 and under-21 national teams.[15][16] 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.[17] He was an unused substitute in the former game.[18] Having been called up again in March 2022 for a friendly match against Norway, as a replacement for an injured defender André Calisir,[19][20] Nazaryan made his senior international debut on 29 March, coming on as a substitute as Armenia eventually suffered a 9–0 defeat.[21][22][23] Personal lifeNazaryan's father, Rafael Nazaryan, a former footballer and Armenian senior international himself,[24][25] currently serves as head coach for both BKMA Yerevan and the Armenia under-21 national team.[26][27] His elder brother, Erik Nazaryan, is also a former professional footballer,[28][29] and currently manages the Armenian under-15 national team.[30] Career statisticsInternational
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