Hrayr Mkoyan

Hrayr Mkoyan (Armenian: Հրայր Մկոյան, born 2 September 1986) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Van, which he captains, and the Armenia national team.^[1]

Hrayr Mkoyan

Mkoyan with Esteghlal in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Hrayr Oganesovich Mkoyan
Date of birth	(1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Leninakan, Armenian SSR
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Van
Youth career
2002–2005	Shirak
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Shirak	38	(2)
2007–2008	→ Ararat Yerevan (loan)	47	(0)
2009	→ Ulisses (loan)	27	(3)
2010–2011	Mika	50	(2)
2012	Spartak Nalchik	1	(0)
2012–2013	Shirak	18	(1)
2012–2013	→ Budějovice (loan)	7	(1)
2013–2014	Gandzasar Kapan	11	(0)
2013–2014	Shirak	13	(0)
2014–2017	Esteghlal	63	(0)
2018	Shirak	9	(0)
2018	Ararat-Armenia	3	(1)
2018–2019	Alashkert	13	(0)
2019–2020	Shirak	19	(0)
2020–2023	Ararat Yerevan	77	(0)
2023–2025	Shirak	50	(0)
2025–	Van	0	(0)
International career‡
2007–2008	Armenia U21	7	(0)
2009–	Armenia	52	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Ararat Yerevan

Hrayr Mkoyan spent his youth career at Shirak Gyumri. He debuted for the first team at 18 years of age. In 2007, Mkoyan attracted breeders from Ararat Yerevan. For two seasons at the Yerevan team, Hrayr spent 47 meetings. Normal performance for the club prevented a permanent objective and subjective pressure on Ararat.^[2]

Ulisses

In 2009, Mkoyan moved on loan to the capital club Ulisses Yerevan, with whom he won third place in the 2009 Armenian Premier League. However, after the lease agreement, Hrayr left Ulisses and signed a two-year contract with Mika Yerevan.^[3]

Mika

On 22 December 2009, at the headquarters of the Football Federation of Armenia ceremony of awarding the players of last season took place, during which the winner of the award Armenian Footballer of the Year in 2009 was declared. Based on the voting, Hrayr took second place, losing the title to Henrikh Mkhitaryan.^[4]

Spartak Nalchik

On 12 January 2012, Mkoyan signed an agreement with the semi-annual club Spartak Nalchik. According to the agreement, if the Spartak will retain a place in the Russian Premier League, the contract will be extended for two years. Otherwise Hrayr leave the club in the status of a free agent.^[5] Spartak took the last place in the First Division, and fell to the Russian National Football League, and Mkoyan became a free agent.

Shirak

In June, it was reported Mkoyan return to his native club Shirak Gyumri. Mkoyan himself did not refuse such an opportunity, if any. The parties were clearly set to work, and in the middle of the month the contract flock signature of both parties. Mkoyan officially returned to the location of the club where his career began, and the club returned to the existing experienced players to participate not only in the domestic competition, but also in European competition. The agreement is designed for six months.^[6]

Loan to Dynamo

On 9 February 2013, Mkoyan tried out for Czech club Dynamo České Budějovice.^[7] He joined the club two days later. According to head coach Miroslav Soukup, "Mkoyan made a good impression in a short time, and I think he will make our team stronger." A contract valid until the end of next season was signed.^[8]

Esteghlal

On 16 June 2014, Mkoyan joined Iran Pro League club Esteghlal. He signed a two-year contract with the club.

Shirak

On 30 January 2018, Mkoyan returned to his native club FC Shirak, signing a six-month contract.

Alashkert

After starting the 2018–19 season with FC Ararat-Armenia, Mkoyan signed a one-year contract with FC Alashkert on 28 August 2018.^[9]

Ararat Yerevan

On 28 July 2020, FC Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Mkoyan.^[10]

Shirak

On 23 June 2025, Shirak announced the departure of Mkoyan and five other players at the end of their contracts.^[11]

Van

On 10 July 2025, Van announced the signing of Mkoyan.^[12]

International career

Mkoyan before Armenia match with Algeria

Between performances for Ararat Yerevan, Mkoyan was involved in the ranks of the youth Armenia U-21 national team, which he played seven games for.

Since 2009, he plays for the Armenia national football team. Mkoyan debuted on 9 September 2009, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belgium. The match took place in the Yerevan Republican Stadium and ended 2–1 in victory by the Armenia national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2021^[13][1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shirak	2004	Armenian Premier League	3	0			–		0[a]	0	–		3	0
	2005		13	0			–		–		–		3	0
	2006		22	2			–		–		–		3	0
	2007		0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2008		0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2009		0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	Total		38	2			0	0	0	0	0	0	38	2
Ararat Yerevan (loan)	2007	Armenian Premier League	23	0			–		2[b]	0	–		25	0
	2008		24	0			–		2[a]	1	–		26	1
	Total		47	0			0	0	2	0	0	0	49	0
Ulisses (loan)	2009	Armenian Premier League	27	3			–		0	0	–		27	3
Mika	2010	Armenian Premier League	24	1	3	0	–		2[c]	0	–		29	1
	2011		26	1	7	0	–		2[c]	0	–		35	1
	Total		50	2	10	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	64	2
Spartak Nalchik	2011–12	Russian Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Shirak	2012–13	Armenian Premier League	18	1	0	0	—		4[c]	0	—		22	1
Dynamo České Budějovice (loan)	2012–13	Czech First League	7	1	0	0	—		—		—		7	1
Gandzasar Kapan	2013–14	Armenian Premier League	11	0	1	0	—		0[c]	0	—		12	0
Shirak	2013–14	Armenian Premier League	13	0	0	0	—		0[d]	0	0[e]	0	13	0
Esteghlal	2014–15	Persian Gulf Pro League	23	0	0	0	–		–		–		23	0
	2015–16		26	0	4	0	–		–		–		30	0
	2016–17		14	0	4	0	–		4[f]	0	–		22	0
	Total		63	2	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	75	0
Shirak	2017–18	Armenian Premier League	14	0	2	0	—		0[c]	0	0[e]	0	16	0
Ararat-Armenia	2018–19	Armenian Premier League	3	1	0	0	—		—		—		3	1
Alashkert	2018–19	Armenian Premier League	13	0	3	1	—		0[d]	0	0[e]	0	16	1
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	–		4[c]	0	–		4	0
	Total		13	0	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	20	1
Shirak	2019–20	Armenian Premier League	19	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	0
Ararat Yerevan	2020–21	Armenian Premier League	15	0	5	0	—		—		—		20	0
Career total			339	12	29+	1+	0	0	18	0	0	0	386+	13+

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearances in Armenian Supercup
6. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 27 September 2022^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Armenia	2009	3	0
	2010	4	0
	2011	7	0
	2012	7	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	6	0
	2015	3	1
	2016	6	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	3	0
	2022	6	0
Total		52	1

As of goal scored on 13 June 2015^[13]

Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Armenia goal.

List of international goals scored by Hrayr Mkoyan

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	13 June 2015	Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Portugal	2–3	2–3	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Honours

Ararat Yerevan

• Armenian Premier League runner-up: 2008
• Armenian Cup: 2008
• Armenian Cup runner-up: 2007

Mika

• Armenian Cup: 2011

Alashkert

• Armenian Cup: 2018–19