Hovhannes Nazaryan

Hovhannes Nazaryan
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Van
Youth career
0000–2016 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)
*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)

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.

Club career

Nazaryan 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]

International career

Nazaryan 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

Nazaryan'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

International

As of 29 March 2022[30]
Armenia
Year Apps Goals
2022 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Noah

References

  1. ^ a b ""Արցախ" ֆուտբոլային ակումբն անվանափոխվեց". sport.news.am. 18 June 2019.(in Armenian)
  2. ^ Hovhannes Nazaryan at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Pyunik vs Slovan Bratislava". UEFA.com. 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Slovan Bratislava vs Pyunik". UEFA.com. 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Назарян Оганнес". footballfacts.ru.(in Russian)
  6. ^ ""Արցախը" պայմանագրեր է ստորագրել 3 հեռանկարային ֆուտբոլիստների ' Հովհաննես Նազարյանի, Արթուր Ստեփանյանի և Դավիթ Գրիգորյանի հետ". Facebook. 5 July 2018.(in Armenian)
  7. ^ a b "Matchday Final". Football Federation of Armenia. 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Noah wins Armenian Cup for first time". a1plus.am. 11 July 2020.
  9. ^ "We inform that Artem Delinyan, Vigen Avetisyan, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vitaly Zaprudskikh and Sergey Dmitriev have left the team". Facebook. 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Official announcement. Gevorg Kasparov, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vardan Bakalyan". Facebook. 27 July 2020.(in Armenian)
  11. ^ "«Շիրակ» ֆուտբոլային ակումբը հայտ չի ներկայացրել մասնակցելու Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի 2021-22թթ․ առաջնությանը". Facebook. 3 July 2021.(in Armenian)
  12. ^ "Official statement". fcararat.am. 20 June 2023.(in English)
  13. ^ "Հարգելի՛ երկրպագուներ՝ տեղեկացնում ենք, որ "Վան"-ին են միացել Հովհաննես Նազարյանը և Գրիշա Պարոնյանը". Facebook. FC Van. 1 August 2023.(in Armenian)
  14. ^ "Ֆլորեսը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքականի հայտացուցակը". interfootball.am. 27 August 2019.(in Armenian)
  15. ^ "Հրապարկվել է Հայաստանի Մ21 տարեկանների հավաքականի հայտացուցակը". interfootball.am. 4 October 2019.(in Armenian)
  16. ^ "Խոակին Կապառոսը Հայաստանի հավաքական է հրավիրել նաեւ Հովհաննես Նազարյանին". sport.news.am. 8 November 2021.(in Armenian)
  17. ^ "Armenia vs. North Macedonia - 11 November 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Joaquin Caparrós invites Hovhannes Nazaryan to Armenian national team". sport.news.am. 25 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Հայաստանի հավաքականն Օսլոյում է". sport.news.am. 27 March 2022.(in Armenian)
  20. ^ "International Friendly – Norway vs Armenia". UEFA.com. 29 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Armenia National Team Lost to Norway in a Friendly Match". armedia.am. 30 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Norway vs Armenia". eu-football.info. 29 March 2022.
  23. ^ "For the first time against this CSKA: On the eve of the match of the 7th round". fcararat.am. 21 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Rafael Hoganesi Nazaryan". eu-football.info.
  25. ^ "Սուրեն Չախալյանը՝ ՀՖՖ Տեխնիկական տնօրեն". armenpress.am. 5 January 2022.(in Armenian)
  26. ^ "Ռաֆայել Նազարյան․ Շատ կարևոր է, որ սկսում ենք տնային 2 հանդիպումներով". sport.news.am. 2 February 2023.(in Armenian)
  27. ^ ""В армянском футболе сложилась катастрофическая ситуация". Владелец "Пюника" бьет тревогу". sport24.ru. 13 March 2023.(in Russian)
  28. ^ "Erik Nazaryan - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com.
  29. ^ "FFA: New coach appointments in Armenian national teams". sport.news.am. 8 February 2023.
  30. ^ "Hovhannes Nazaryan". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 March 2023.