Edgar Babayan

Edgar Babayan (Armenian: Էդգար Բաբայան; born 28 October 1995[1]) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Armenia national team.

Edgar Babayan
Personal information
Full name Edgar Babayan
Date of birth (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Randers Freja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Randers FC 19 (0)
2017 → Hobro IK (loan) 9 (2)
2017–2021 Hobro IK 95 (18)
National team‡
2016 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2018– Armenia 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2020

Club career

Randers FC

Babayan born in Berlin, Germany, but later lived in Denmark.[2]

Babayan has played for Randers FC since he started playing football.

On 11 November 2013, Babayan got his debut for Randers FC at the age of 18.[3] Babayan started on the bench, but replaced Alexander Fischer in the 83nd minute in a 1–4 defeat against AaB.

In February 2014, Babayan signed his first professional- and full-time contract ever, with Randers FC.[4]

Babayan scored his first goal for Randers on 9 July 2015, when he came on the pitch in the 59nd minute replacing Joel Allansson, against Andorran club Sant Julià in the Europa League qualifications.[5] Babayan scored in the 73nd minute on a freekick.[6]

Loan to Hobro IK

On 27 January 2017 it was confirmed, that Babayan would play the rest of the season on a loan at Hobro IK.[7]

Babayan got an injury against Skive IK on 27 February 2017 in a friendly match, before the league began again. The first rumors were, that he had suffered a ligament injury, but later announced, that it only was a bad hamstring in the knee, that would keep him out for about a month.[8]

Babayan went back from the injury in the start of April 2017. He got his debut for Hobro in a 0–0 draw against HB Køge when he in the 69th minute replaces Lucas Jensen.[9] In the next match against Nykøbing FC, Babayan scored 2 goals in their 3–1 win.[10] Babayan won the Danish 1st Division with Hobro, and the club was promoted to the Danish Superliga again. He was a very important profile in their hunt for promotion.

Hobro IK

After a successful 6-months loan stay, Babayan signed a permanent contract with the newly promoted Danish Superliga club.[11] Babayan quickly became a key player for the team and made his breakthrough during the 2016–17 season. He was rewarded with a new contract in March 2018 until the summer 2021.[12]

On 1 February 2021, Babayan's contract with Hobro was terminated by mutual consent after he bought himself free, with Edgar expressing an interest to play on a higher level.[13]

International career

Babayan was born in Germany to Armenian parents who emigrated to Denmark when he was three. He received his Danish passport in 2016, and one month later got a callup and debut for the Denmark U20 squad in a 2–0 loss to the Italy U20s.[14][15] Babayan made his debut in a friendly game against Malta on 30 May 2018, where he came in off the bench and played the last 30 minutes.[16]

He scored his first senior international goal on 18 November 2019, in a 9–1 away defeat to Italy, in Armenia's final Euro 2020 qualifier.[17]

International goals
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2019Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy Italy1–81–9UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  1. "EDGAR BABAYAN PÅ FULD TID TIL SOMMER". randersfc.dk. 26 February 2014.
  3. "RANDERS VS AAB 1–4". scoresway.com. 11 November 2013.
  4. "Babayan på fuld tid i Randers". bold.dk. 26 February 2014.
  5. "RANDERS VS SANT JULIÀ 3–0". scoresway.com. 9 July 2015.
  6. "Randers spiller sig videre i Europa League". b.dk. 9 July 2015.
  7. "Hobro IK lejer kantspiller i Randers FC". hikfodbold.dk. 27 January 2017.
  8. "Edgar Babayan IKKE korsbåndsskadet". hikfodbold.dk. 28 February 2017.
  9. "HOBRO VS. HB KØGE 0 – 0". soccerway.com. 2 April 2017.
  10. "Babayan: Fik bevist jeg kan gøre en forskel". bold.dk. 9 April 2017.
  11. "Babayan skifter til Hobro IK". hikfodbold.dk. 27 June 2017.
  12. "Forlængelse på plads med Edgar Babayan". hikfodbold.dk. 22 March 2018.
  13. Edgar Babayan køber sig fri af sin kontrakt med Hobro IK, hikfodbold.dk, 1 February 2021
  14. (http://www.randersfc.dk/?side=10541
  15. Et 2–0 nederlag til Italien, men…‚ dbu.dk, 27 April 2016
  16. Babayan fik en halv time for Armenien‚ bold.dk, 30 May 2018
  17. "Italy: Armenia annihilated 9-1!". Football Italia. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  18. "Edgar Babayan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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