Hovhannes Nazaryan

Hovhannes Nazaryan (Armenian: 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.

Hovhannes Nazaryan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Yerevan, Armenia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2016	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)
2023–2024	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 as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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]

At 1 August 2023 Nazaryan joined Van.^[13] He left the club on 3 July 2024.^[14]

International career

Nazaryan has represented Armenia at several youth international levels, having featured for the under-19 and under-21 national teams.^[15][16]

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.^[17] He was an unused substitute in the former game.^[18]

Having been called up again in March 2022 for a friendly match against Norway, as a replacement for an injured defender André Calisir,^[19][20] Nazaryan made his senior international debut on 29 March, coming on as a substitute as Armenia eventually suffered a 9–0 defeat.^[21][22][23]

Personal life

Nazaryan's father, Rafael Nazaryan, a former footballer and Armenian senior international himself,^[24][25] currently serves as head coach for both BKMA Yerevan and the Armenia under-21 national team.^[26][27]

His elder brother, Erik Nazaryan, is also a former professional footballer,^[28][29] and currently manages the Armenian under-15 national team.^[30]

Career statistics

International

As of 29 March 2022^[31]

Armenia
Year	Apps	Goals
2022	1	0
Total	1	0

Honours

Noah

• Armenian Cup: 2019–20^[7][8]