Gegham Harutyunyan

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Gegham Harutyunyan
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Full name Gegham Harutyunyan
Date of birth (1990-08-23) 23 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2014 Ulisses 37 (2)
2014–2021 Gandzasar Kapan 136 (52)
2018Shakhter Karagandy (loan) 7 (1)
2021–2022 Noah 26 (4)
2022–2023 Van 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Gegham Harutyunyan (born 23 August 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Van. [1]

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Club career

Harutyunyan's first senior club was Ulisses, with whom he made his debut for in the 2008 Armenian Cup. [2] Harutyunyan's first appearance in league football came in 2012 vs. Mika. [1] In his final campaign with Ulisses, Harutyunyan scored two goals in twenty-four matches; the last coming against Shirak in May 2014. [1] Gandzasar Kapan completed the signing of Harutyunyan a month later. [1] After scoring twenty-four goals in 2016–17 and 2017–18, which included four goals in a game with Ararat Yerevan on 1 May 2018 - the first was Gandzasar's 400th goal in top-flight history, Harutyunyan departed Armenia to play in Kazakhstan for Shakhter Karagandy on loan two months after. [3] [4] A debut professional appearance arrived on 5 August versus Kairat. [1]

On 28 July 2022, Harutyunyan signed for Van, leaving them on 7 February 2023. [5] [6]

International career

Harutyunyan was selected in Armenia's senior squad in October 2016 for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Romania. [1] However, he was an unused substitute on both occasions. [1]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2020. [1]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ulisses 2008 Armenian Premier League 00100010
2009 00000000
2010 0000000000
2011 0010000010
2012–13 13020001 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
2013–14 2422100263
Total372610010443
Gandzasar Kapan 2014–15 Armenian Premier League 2771000287
2015–162454000285
2016–17291220003112
2017–182612201 [lower-alpha 2] 0002912
2018–19158002 [lower-alpha 2] 100179
2019–2012642--168
Total13350132310014953
Shakhter Karagandy (loan) 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 710071
Career total17753193311020057
  1. Appearance(s) in the Armenian Supercup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Gandzasar Kapan [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Armenia - G. Harutyunyan". Soccerway. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Gegham Harutyunyan - Shakhtyor Karagandy". Football Database. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "մեջ Գեղամ Հարությունյանը մտավ Գանձասար-Կապանի պատմության մեջ". V News. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "Գեղամ Հարությունյանը կարիերան կշարունակի Ղազախստանում". Arm Sport. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Forward Gegham Harutyunyan and midfielder Artem Bilyi joined our team". facebook.com/FCVAN2019. FC Van Facebook. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. "Dear fans, we inform you that David Papikyan, Emmanuel Mireku and Gegham Harutyunyan have left the club". facebook.com/FCVAN2019 (in Armenian). FC Van Facebook. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.