Gor Malakyan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gor Malakyan

| image = Gor Malakyan (FC Shirak, 2015).jpg

| fullname = Gor Shavarshevich Malakyan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|6|12}}

| birth_place = Yerevan, Armenia

| height = {{height|m=1.73|precision=0}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = FC Ararat Yerevan

| clubnumber = 23

| years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = Pyunik Yerevan | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = Alashkert | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = Shirak Gyumri | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = Stal Kamianske | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = Ararat-Armenia | caps5 = 40 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = Pyunik | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2021– | clubs7 = Ararat | caps7 = 102 | goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Armenia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam2 = Armenia U19

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2016

| nationalteam3 = Armenia U21

| nationalcaps3 = 12

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| nationalyears4 = 2016–

| nationalteam4 = Armenia

| nationalcaps4 = 18

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 11 December 2024

| ntupdate = 12:44, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

}}

Gor Malakyan ({{langx|hy|Գոռ Մալաքյան}}; born 12 June 1994) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays for Ararat Yerevan and the Armenia national team.{{cite web |title=Gor Malakyan |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29322|website=eu-football.info |publisher= |access-date= |date=}}

Biography

Gor Malakyan was born on 12 June 1994 in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the younger brother of current teammate Edgar Malakyan, with whom he has also shared squad in FC Pyunik (2011/12), Alashkert FC (2014), FC Shirak (2015) and the Armenia national football team (2016-?).

Despite Gor had originally started playing in more attacking positions, such as playmaker or secondary striker, his conditions and characteristics lead him to deeper and more defensive and balanced positions. By the time he got to FC Shirak, he had been playing central midfield - thus getting to a steady role as a defensive midfielder.

After a great performance in 2015/16 UEFA Europa League playoffs, nearly qualifying for the group stage, FC Stal Kamianske (owned by another Armenian) decided to purchase his and his older brother's services.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1456320514-stal-podpisala-dvuh-armyanskih-futbolistov.html "Stal" signed two Armenian men's footballers ("Сталь" подписала двух армянских футболистов)]. UA-Football. 24 February 2016 Since then, he has cemented himself as a regular member of the team's rotation system. In July 2018 he left the organized Stal Kamianske (Feniks Bucha) and returned to Armenia to join the newly created Ararat-Armenia.[https://sportarena.com/football/ukraina-pervaya-liga/gor-malakyan-pokinul-feniks-i-vernulsya-na-rodinu/ Gor Malakyan left Feniks and returned to his home country (Гор Малакян покинул Феникс и вернулся на родину)]. Sport Arena. 3 July 2018 On 30 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced the departure of Malakyan after his contract expired.{{cite web |title=Գոռ Մալաքյանը հեռացավ "Արարատ-Արմենիայից". ֆուտբոլիստի և ակումբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետն ավարտվել է |url=https://www.facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/photos/a.308333323036832/804490160087810/?type=3&__tn__=-R |website=www.facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/ |publisher=FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook |accessdate=30 July 2020 |language=Armenian |date=30 July 2020}}