Hovhannes Nazaryan
{{Short description|Armenian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hovhannes Nazaryan
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Yerevan, Armenia
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = FC Pyunik
| years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = Pyunik-2 | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016–2018 | clubs2 = Pyunik | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = FC Artsakh/Noah | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = Shirak | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2023 | clubs5 = Ararat Yerevan | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Van | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Armenia U19
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2020
| nationalteam2 = Armenia U21
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Armenia
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 25 May 2024
| ntupdate = 15:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
}}
Hovhannes Nazaryan ({{langx|hy|Հովհաննես Նազարյան}}, born 11 March 1998) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back is currently a free agent. He plays for the Armenia national team.
Club career
Nazaryan is a product of Pyunik's youth system. After making several appearances for the first team both in the Armenian Premier League{{NFT player|87150}} and in UEFA Europa League qualifiers,{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2017 |title=Pyunik vs Slovan Bratislava |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2021729--pyunik-vs-slovan-bratislava/ |website=UEFA |publisher=}}{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2017 |title=Slovan Bratislava vs Pyunik |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2021780--slovan-bratislava-vs-pyunik/ |website=UEFA |publisher=}} and playing for the reserve team,{{Cite web|url=https://footballfacts.ru/person/351627-nazaryanogannes|title=Назарян Оганнес|date=|website=footballfacts.ru|publisher=}}{{in lang|ru}} in 2018 he left the club in order to join newly promoted side FC Artsakh (later renamed to FC Noah).{{Cite web |date=June 18, 2019 |title="Արցախ" ֆուտբոլային ակումբն անվանափոխվեց |url=https://sport.news.am/arm/news/100846/ |website=sport.news.am |publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2018 |title="Արցախը" պայմանագրեր է ստորագրել 3 հեռանկարային ֆուտբոլիստների ' Հովհաննես Նազարյանի, Արթուր Ստեփանյանի և Դավիթ Գրիգորյանի հետ |url=https://www.facebook.com/FCArtsakh/posts/268682990363761 |website=Facebook |publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}
At the end of the 2019–20 season, after winning an Armenian Cup with Noah, Nazaryan left the club.{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2020 |title=We inform that Artem Delinyan, Vigen Avetisyan, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vitaly Zaprudskikh and Sergey Dmitriev have left the team. |url=https://www.facebook.com/noah.footballclub/posts/1012837672505697?__tn__=-R |website=Facebook |publisher=}}
In the summer of 2020, Nazaryan signed a one-year contract with fellow top-tier side Shirak.{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Official announcement. Gevorg Kasparov, Hovhannes Nazaryan, Vardan Bakalyan |url=https://www.facebook.com/SCShirak/photos/a.224887107584606/4142420599164551/?type=3&theater |website=Facebook |publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}
After Shirak left the Armenian Premier League at the end of the 20-21 season,{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2021 |title=«Շիրակ» ֆուտբոլային ակումբը հայտ չի ներկայացրել մասնակցելու Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի 2021-22թթ․ առաջնությանը |url=https://www.facebook.com/SCShirak/posts/5726912347382027 |website=Facebook |publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}} Nazaryan transferred to Ararat Yerevan for free, which he left in June 2023.{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2023 |title= Official statement |url=https://fcararat.am/en/news/2241-official-statement.html |website=fcararat.am |publisher=}}{{in lang|en}}
At 1 August 2023 Nazaryan joined Van.{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Հարգելի՛ երկրպագուներ՝ տեղեկացնում ենք, որ "Վան"-ին են միացել Հովհաննես Նազարյանը և Գրիշա Պարոնյանը|url=https://www.facebook.com/FCVAN2019/posts/853177992977560|website=Facebook |publisher=FC Van}}{{in lang|hy}} He left the club on 3 July 2024.{{Cite web |date=3 July 2024 |title=ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ|url=https://www.facebook.com/FCVAN2019/posts/1076131817348842|website=Facebook |publisher=FC Van}}{{in lang|hy}}
International career
Nazaryan has represented Armenia at several youth international levels, having featured for the under-19 and under-21 national teams.{{Cite web|url=https://interfootball.am/%d6%86%d5%ac%d5%b8%d6%80%d5%a5%d5%bd%d5%a8-%d5%b0%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%ba%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%af%d5%a5%d5%ac-%d5%a7-%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%b5%d5%a1%d5%bd%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%ab-%d5%b4-21-%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%be%d5%a1/|title=Ֆլորեսը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքականի հայտացուցակը|access-date=|date=August 27, 2019|website=interfootball.am|publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}{{Cite web|url=https://interfootball.am/%d5%b0%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%ba%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%af%d5%be%d5%a5%d5%ac-%d5%a7-%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%b5%d5%a1%d5%bd%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%ab-%d5%b421-%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%a5%d5%af%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%b6%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab/|title=Հրապարկվել է Հայաստանի Մ21 տարեկանների հավաքականի հայտացուցակը|access-date=|date=October 4, 2019|website=interfootball.am|publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.news.am/arm/news/126920/khoakin-kaparros-priglasil-v-sbornuyu-armenii-oganesa-nazaryana.html|title=Խոակին Կապառոսը Հայաստանի հավաքական է հրավիրել նաեւ Հովհաննես Նազարյանին|access-date=|date=November 8, 2021|website=sport.news.am|publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}} He was an unused substitute in the former game.{{Cite web |title=Armenia vs. North Macedonia - 11 November 2021 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/11/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/armenia/macedonia-fyr/3430263/ |access-date=8 April 2023 |website=Soccerway}}
Having been called up again in March 2022 for a friendly match against Norway, as a replacement for an injured defender André Calisir,{{Cite web|url=https://sport.news.am/eng/news/130394/joaquin-caparr%C3%B3s-invites-hovhannes-nazaryan-to-armenian-national-team.html|title=Joaquin Caparrós invites Hovhannes Nazaryan to Armenian national team|access-date=|date=March 25, 2022|website=sport.news.am|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=https://sport.news.am/arm/news/130449/sbornaya-armenii-pribiyla-v-oslo.html|title=Հայաստանի հավաքականն Օսլոյում է|access-date=|date=March 27, 2022|website=sport.news.am|publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}} Nazaryan made his senior international debut on 29 March, coming on as a substitute as Armenia eventually suffered a 9–0 defeat.{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2022 |title=International Friendly – Norway vs Armenia |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2034596/ |access-date= |website=UEFA |publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=https://armedia.am/eng/news/102829/armenia-national-team-lost-to-norway-in-a-friendly-match.html|title=Armenia National Team Lost to Norway in a Friendly Match|access-date=|date=March 30, 2022|website=armedia.am|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=18065|title=Norway vs Armenia|access-date=|date=March 29, 2022|website=eu-football.info|publisher=}}
Personal life
Nazaryan's father, Rafael Nazaryan, a former footballer and Armenian senior international himself,{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2021 |title=For the first time against this CSKA: On the eve of the match of the 7th round |url=https://www.fcararat.am/en/news/1464-for-the-first-time-against-this-cska-on-the-eve-of-the-match-of-the-7th-round.html |access-date= |website=fcararat.am |publisher=}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Rafael Hoganesi Nazaryan |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14816 |access-date= |website=eu-football.info |publisher=}} currently serves as head coach for both BKMA Yerevan and the Armenia under-21 national team.{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2022 |title=Սուրեն Չախալյանը՝ ՀՖՖ Տեխնիկական տնօրեն |url=https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1072326.html |access-date= |website=armenpress.am |publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2023 |title=Ռաֆայել Նազարյան․ Շատ կարևոր է, որ սկսում ենք տնային 2 հանդիպումներով |url=https://sport.news.am/arm/news/137838/rafael-nazaryan-vazhno-chto-nachnem-kvalifikaciyu-s-dvukh-domashnikh-matcheiy.html |access-date= |website=sport.news.am |publisher=}}{{in lang|hy}}
His elder brother, Erik Nazaryan, is also a former professional footballer,{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2023 |title="В армянском футболе сложилась катастрофическая ситуация". Владелец "Пюника" бьет тревогу |url=https://sport24.ru/news/football/2023-03-13-vladelets-fk-pyunik-artur-sogomonyan-o-futbole-v-armenii-korruptsii-skandale-s-ffa-intervyu |access-date= |website=sport24.ru |publisher=}}{{in lang|ru}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Erik Nazaryan - Player Info |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/erik-nazaryan/67896/ |access-date= |website=globalsportsarchive.com |publisher=}} and currently manages the Armenian under-15 national team.{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2023 |title=FFA: New coach appointments in Armenian national teams |url=https://sport.news.am/eng/news/137998/ffa-new-coach-appointments-in-armenian-national-teams.html |access-date= |website=sport.news.am |publisher=}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|29 March 2022|{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31896 |title=Hovhannes Nazaryan |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=21 March 2023}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|Armenia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Noah
- Armenian Cup: 2019–20{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2020 |title=Matchday Final |url=https://www.ffa.am/en/match-info/19185 |access-date= |website=Football Federation of Armenia |publisher=}}{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2020 |title=Noah wins Armenian Cup for first time |url=https://a1plus.am/en/article/373648 |access-date= |website=a1plus.am |publisher=}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|hovhannes-nazaryan/468825}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|hovhannes-nazaryan}}
- {{GSA player|hovhannes-nazaryan/155588}}
- [https://fcararat.am/en/first-team/players-ararat/player/50000225-Hovhannes+Nazaryan.html Profile] at FC Ararat
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Category:Armenian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Armenian sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Yerevan
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Armenian Premier League players
Category:FC Ararat Yerevan players
Category:Armenia men's youth international footballers