Eduard Spertsyan
{{Short description|Armenian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eduard Spertsyan
| full_name = Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan
| image = Eduard Spertsyan 2022.jpg
| caption = Spertsyan with Krasnodar in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stavropol, Russia
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Krasnodar
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2010–2018 | youthclubs1 = Krasnodar
| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Krasnodar-3 | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2021 | clubs2 = Krasnodar-2 | caps2 = 74 | goals2 = 17
| years3 = 2018– | clubs3 = Krasnodar | caps3 = 115 | goals3 = 40
| nationalyears1 = 2021– |nationalteam1 = Armenia |nationalcaps1 = 34 |nationalgoals1 = 9
| club-update = 24 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 9 June 2025
}}
Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan ({{langx|hy|Էդուարդ Մկրտիչի Սպերցյան}}; {{langx|ru|Эдуард Мкртычевич Сперцян}}; born 7 June 2000) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar. Born in Russia, he plays for the Armenia national team.
Club career
=Krasnodar=
Spertsyan made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Professional Football League|url=https://www.pfl-russia.com/competitions/season-2017-2018/south/matchprotocol.php?match=3.0172|title=Game Report by PFL|date=17 March 2018}} He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 1 October 2018 in a game against FC Khimki.{{cite web|publisher=FC Krasnodar|url=https://fckrasnodar.ru/teams/team2/news/object/?object_id=132608|title=Безвыигрышная серия прервалась матчем с "Химками"|date=1 October 2018}}
After scoring seven goals in the first nine games of the FNL season for FC Krasnodar-2, he made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar on 18 September 2020 in a game against FC Khimki.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_13698.html|title=Krasnodar v Khimki game report|date=18 September 2020}} On 28 October 2020, he made his European debut as a late substitute in the Champions League 4–0 home loss to Chelsea, making him the youngest ever Armenia national team player to ever play UEFA Champions League group stages, surpassing Henrikh Mkhitaryan for over a year and one month.{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029390/|title=Krasnodar v Chelsea game report|date=28 October 2020}}
He was top assister at the 2022–23 Russian Premier League with 11 assists, two more than the runners-up, adding to his 10 goals on that same season - making him the only player in the league to reach double digit goals+assists and also earning him a spot in the Team Of The Season as well as the Best Midfielder of the Season award for 2022-23 - amid rumors linking him to teams like AFC Ajax, AC Milan and Olympique de Marseille. He also captained his team to the 2022–23 Russian Cup final, where they'd lose after going to penalty kick shootout.
International career
On 17 February 2021, the Football Federation of Armenia confirmed that Spertsyan would join the Armenia national team in March to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers. Spertsyan made his debut for the national team on 31 March 2021 against Romania. He came on as a substitute at half-time, scoring in the 56th minute at the Republican Stadium. He scored in two Nations League matches against Ireland. He scored the only goal in a match in Yerevan for Armenia to get the win, as well as at the away game in Dublin as Ireland would go on to win 3–2 at the Aviva Stadium.[https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0604/1303042-ireland-shocked-in-armenia-as-spertsyan-hits-winner/ Ireland shocked in Armenia as Spertsyan hits winner] RTÉ News, 4 June 2022. On 17 October 2023 he scored the only goal for Armenia in a friendly game vs North Macedonia from a freekick.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Russian Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Krasnodar-2
|Russian Football National League 2 |11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19
|Russian Football National League |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearances in FNL Cup}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Russian Football National League |20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21
|Russian Football National League |32 | 16 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 16 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 79 | 17 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Krasnodar-3
|2018–19 |Russian Second League |12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20
|Russian Second League |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Krasnodar
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Russian Premier League |25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23
|Russian Premier League |28 | 10 | 13 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 14 | |||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 11 | |||
| 2024–25
|Russian Premier League |28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=RSC|Appearance in Russian Super Cup}} | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!115 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 44 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!202 | 58 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 62 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 9 June 2025}}{{cite web |title=Eduard Spertsyan |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31422|website=eu-football.info |publisher= |access-date=28 March 2023 |date=}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Armenia
|2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 34 | 9 |
:Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spertsyan goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Eduard Spertsyan | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 31 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | {{fb|ROU}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 4 June 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | {{fb|IRL}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan=2| 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| align="center"|3 | 27 September 2022 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | {{fb|IRL}} | align=center|2–2 | align=center| 2–3 | |
| align="center"|4 | 17 October 2023 | Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, North Macedonia | {{fb|MKD}} | align=center|1–3 | align=center| 1–3 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|5 | 7 September 2024 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | {{fb|LVA}} | style="text-align:center"|4–1 | style="text-align:center"|4–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
| style="text-align:center"|6 | 17 November 2024 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | {{fb|LVA}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center"|2–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
| style="text-align:center"|7 | 6 June 2025 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | {{fb|KOS}} | align=center|2–1 | align=center| 2–5 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|8 | rowspan=2|9 June 2025 | rowspan=2| Gradski Stadium, Nikšić, Montenegro | rowspan=2| {{fb|MNE}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 2–2 | rowspan=2| Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|9 | align=center|2–2 |
Honours
FC Krasnodar
- Russian Premier League: 2024–25{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_32141.html|title=«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!|trans-title=Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!|date=24 May 2025|access-date=24 May 2025|language=ru}}
- Russian Cup runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Armenian Footballer of the Year: 2022{{cite web|publisher=Public Radio of Armenia|url=https://en.armradio.am/2022/12/26/eduard-spertsyan-voted-armenias-player-of-the-year/|title= Eduard Spertsyan voted Armenia's Player of the Year |date=26 December 2022}}
- Russian Premier League Midfielder of the Season: 2022–23,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_29484.html|title=Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ|trans-title=All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award|date=4 June 2023|access-date=9 June 2023|language=ru}} 2023–24{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_30787.html|title=Все лауреаты второй премии Winline Герои РПЛ|trans-title=All winners of the second Winline Heroes of the RPL award|date=26 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|language=ru}}
- Russian Premier League Team of the Season: 2022–23{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_29484.html|title=Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ|trans-title=All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award|date=4 June 2023|access-date=9 June 2023|language=ru}}
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2023{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premium.premierliga.ru/news-and-media/novosti-i-media_223.html|title=ЭДУАРД СПЕРЦЯН – WINLINE ЛУЧШИЙ ИГРОК ОКТЯБРЯ|date=11 November 2023|language=ru}}
- Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: April 2024 (on 24 April against Baltika Kaliningrad){{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premium.premierliga.ru/news-and-media/novosti-i-media_248.html|title=ЭДУАРД СПЕРЦЯН – АВТОР WINLINE ГОЛА АПРЕЛЯ!|date=10 May 2024|language=ru}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|eduard-spertsyan/509299}}
- {{FootballFacts.ru}}
- {{RPL player|Spercyan-Eduard}}
{{FC Krasnodar squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spertsyan, Eduard}}
Category:Footballers from Stavropol
Category:Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent
Category:Russian men's footballers
Category:Armenian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Armenian sportsmen
Category:Armenia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Krasnodar-2 players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Russian First League players