Hovhannes Nazaryan

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.

Hovhannes Nazaryan
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-11) 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
Number 2
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– Van 4 (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 4 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

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
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

Honours

Noah

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