Armenian footballer (born 1998)
Hovhannes Nazaryan 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 Current team
Van Number
2 0000 –2016
FC Pyunik 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–
Van
19
(0) 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
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" "Արցախ" ֆուտբոլային ակումբն անվանափոխվեց" . sport.news.am . June 18, 2019. (in Armenian)
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Hovhannes Nazaryan at National-Football-Teams.com
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"Pyunik vs Slovan Bratislava" . UEFA.com . June 29, 2017.
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"Slovan Bratislava vs Pyunik" . UEFA.com . July 6, 2017.
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"Назарян Оганнес" . footballfacts.ru . (in Russian)
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" "Արցախը" պայմանագրեր է ստորագրել 3 հեռանկարային ֆուտբոլիստների ' Հովհաննես Նազարյանի, Արթուր Ստեփանյանի և Դավիթ Գրիգորյանի հետ" .
Facebook . July 5, 2018. (in Armenian)
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"Matchday Final" .
Football Federation of Armenia . July 10, 2020.
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"Noah wins Armenian Cup for first time" . a1plus.am . July 11, 2020.
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"We inform that Artem Delinyan, Vigen Avetisyan, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vitaly Zaprudskikh and Sergey Dmitriev have left the team" .
Facebook . August 1, 2020.
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"Official announcement. Gevorg Kasparov, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vardan Bakalyan" .
Facebook . July 27, 2020. (in Armenian)
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"«Շիրակ» ֆուտբոլային ակումբը հայտ չի ներկայացրել մասնակցելու Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի 2021-22թթ․ առաջնությանը" .
Facebook . July 3, 2021. (in Armenian)
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"Official statement" . fcararat.am . June 20, 2023. (in English)
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"Հարգելի՛ երկրպագուներ՝ տեղեկացնում ենք, որ "Վան"-ին են միացել Հովհաննես Նազարյանը և Գրիշա Պարոնյանը" .
Facebook . FC Van. August 1, 2023. (in Armenian)
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"Ֆլորեսը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքականի հայտացուցակը" . interfootball.am . August 27, 2019. (in Armenian)
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"Հրապարկվել է Հայաստանի Մ21 տարեկանների հավաքականի հայտացուցակը" . interfootball.am . October 4, 2019. (in Armenian)
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"Խոակին Կապառոսը Հայաստանի հավաքական է հրավիրել նաեւ Հովհաննես Նազարյանին" . sport.news.am . November 8, 2021. (in Armenian)
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"Armenia vs. North Macedonia - 11 November 2021" . Soccerway . Retrieved 8 April 2023 .
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"Joaquin Caparrós invites Hovhannes Nazaryan to Armenian national team" . sport.news.am . March 25, 2022.
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"Հայաստանի հավաքականն Օսլոյում է" . sport.news.am . March 27, 2022. (in Armenian)
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"International Friendly – Norway vs Armenia" . UEFA.com . March 29, 2022.
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"Armenia National Team Lost to Norway in a Friendly Match" . armedia.am . March 30, 2022.
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"Norway vs Armenia" . eu-football.info . March 29, 2022.
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"For the first time against this CSKA: On the eve of the match of the 7th round" . fcararat.am . September 21, 2021.
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"Rafael Hoganesi Nazaryan" . eu-football.info .
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"Սուրեն Չախալյանը՝ ՀՖՖ Տեխնիկական տնօրեն" . armenpress.am . January 5, 2022. (in Armenian)
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"Ռաֆայել Նազարյան․ Շատ կարևոր է, որ սկսում ենք տնային 2 հանդիպումներով" . sport.news.am . February 2, 2023. (in Armenian)
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" "В армянском футболе сложилась катастрофическая ситуация". Владелец "Пюника" бьет тревогу" . sport24.ru . March 13, 2023. (in Russian)
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"Erik Nazaryan - Player Info" . globalsportsarchive.com .
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"FFA: New coach appointments in Armenian national teams" . sport.news.am . February 8, 2023.
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"Hovhannes Nazaryan" . EU-Football.info . Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
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