Varazdat Haroyan
Varazdat Haroyan (Armenian: Վարազդատ Հարոյան, born on 24 August 1992) is an Armenian footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club Tambov and the Armenian national team.
 Haroyan with Ural in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tambov | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Pyunik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Patani | 17 | (2) |
| 2009–2016 | Pyunik | 146 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Padideh | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 55 | (3) |
| 2020– | Tambov | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Armenia U-17 | 19 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Armenia U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Armenia U-21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011– | Armenia | 55 | (2) |
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* 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 18 November 2019 | |||
Club career
Varazdat Haroyan was born in Yerevan, and started football at the football school Pyunik Yerevan. In 2008, he played for Patani, for whom he made 17 appearances.
In 2009, he made his debut as a starter for Pyunik in the Armenian Premier League match against Gandzasar in Yerevan. Haroyan came off the bench in place of Arthur Yedigaryan at 90 minutes. That season Pyunik became the 2009 Armenian Premier League champion. Starting in 2010, Haroyan had always been a team regular, and becoming the 2010 Armenian Premier League champion and the winning the 2010 Armenian Cup and 2010 Armenian Supercup.
In March 2012, he became known to the interest of the German club 1. FC Köln, which sent an official invitation to Haroyan. Haroyan was earlier invited to attend the viewing, but in March 2012, decided to go to Germany.[1]
Padideh
On 6 June 2016, Haroyan signed a two–year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor Sazi.[2] However, just one day later the transfer was cancelled by Tractor Sazi management after Tractor Sazi's supporters protests due to historical conflicts between Armenian and Azerbaijani ethnic.
Just hours after Haroyan's contract with Tractor Sazi were cancelled, he joined to another Iranian club, Mashhad based Padideh.
Ural Yekaterinburg
On 5 July 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[3] On 22 September 2020, his contract with Ural was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
Days after leaving Ural, Haroyan postponed a transfer to Greek club AEL Larissa due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[5] He later clarified that he was not enlisting to fight in the conflict.[6]
Tambov
On 6 October 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club Tambov.[7]
International career
Haroyan made his debut for the Armenia national football team on 10 August 2011 in a friendly match against Lithuania. He made his debut in official matches on 11 June 2013 in a winning match vs Denmark national football team where Armenia national football team beat Denmark 4-0.
International goals
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2016 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Montenegro | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 13 November 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Cyprus | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Armenian Premier League (2): 2009, 2010
- Armenian Cup (1): 2009, 2010
- Armenian Supercup (2): 2010, 2011
- Armenian Supercup Runner-up (1): 2009
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pyunik | 2009 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 146 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 178 | 8 | ||
| Padideh | 2016–17 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Career total | 191 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 223 | 9 | ||
References
- Վարազդատ Հարոյանը կմարզվի "Քյոլնի" կազմում (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1331543/%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA
- "УРАЛ" ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С ЗАЩИТНИКОМ СБОРНОЙ АРМЕНИИ (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 5 July 2017.
- "Вараздат Ароян покидает «Урал»" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 22 September 2020.
- "L'Arménien Haroyan part au front au lieu d'aller jouer en Grèce" [Armenian Haroyan goes to the front instead of going to play in Greece] (in French). RTBF. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Antonopoulos, Paul (30 September 2020). "Armenian National Team captain cancels transfer to Greek club to support Artsakh from Azerbaijani aggression". Greek City Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- "Вараздат Ароян перешел в "Тамбов"!" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 6 October 2020.
- "Haroyan, Varazdat". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
External links
- Varazdat Haroyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at ffa.am
- Varazdat Haroyan at FootballDatabase.eu
- Varazdat Haroyan at Soccerway