Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Number | 2 | ||
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– | 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.
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]
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]
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]
Armenia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Noah