Hovhannes Hambardzumyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Համբարձումյան; born 4 October 1990) is an

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot club

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and the

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Club career

Hambardzumyan was a student of the football school Banants Yerevan, becoming one of the children of the club. Initially he played in the first division for Banants-2. In the 2008 season, he had one match for Banants in the

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. His debut took place on 23 August in a game against the guest

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999, the club is ...

and ended with the defeat of Banants - 0:1. Hambardzumyan came in on the 84th minute of the match, replacing Seven Muradyan. As of next season, Hambardzumyan was regularly exposed to the participation for matches like the Armenian Premier League and the

Armenian Cup The VBET Armenian Cup ( hy, Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ) is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It s ...

. Banants became the finalists of the Armenian Cup for three seasons in

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and

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. In the 2010 season, by participating in three events held under the regulation of the

Football Federation of Armenia The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա, ''Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia'') is the governing body of association football in Armenia. Its headquarters are located in Yerevan. The Fe ...

, Banants came in second in the Premier League, Cup and

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. On 18 June 2014, Hambardzumyan signed a 2-year contract with Macedonian side

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. At the end of the 2014/2015 season, Hambardzumyan was voted player of the year in Macedonia. In July 2015, Hambardzumyan started both

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qualification matches against

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Career statistics

Club

International career

With the introduction of the core team at the club, Hambardzumyan was invited to the Armenia U-19 youth team, for which he played for a little more than two years 7 matches. This was followed by an invitation already from the Armenia U-21 junior coaching department. He debuted for the second team on 4 September 2009 against peers from Switzerland U-21. Hambardzumyan left to the field after the break in the second half, replacing Artak Yedigaryan. The Armenian team was defeated 1–3. The second match was played against the Estonia U-21 team on 20 May next year. However, in this match, Hambardzumyan was released only in the 88th minute of the game, coming out on the field in place of Edgar Malakyan. The final score was 2:3 in favor of the youth national team of Estonia. Only in the third match of Hambardzumyan was he entrusted a place in the first team. The junior team played sensationally in the match and defeated Montenegro U-21 4:1. The entire team, including Hambardzumyan, were awarded high marks. Hambardzumyan debuted in the

after he got called for the

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matches. The first game of this series took place against

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, with Hambardzumyan coming in as substitute in the 71st minute for Artak Yedigaryan. But the debut match for the national team held on 11 August, against the national team of

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, ended in a defeat. Ambartsumian left in the field for 76 minutes, replacing

Aghvan Mkrtchyan Aghvan Varazdati Mkrtchyan ( hy, Աղվան Վարազդատի Մկրտչյան, born 27 February 1981 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a member of the Armenia ...

International goals

:''As of match played 18 November 2020. Armenia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hambardzumyan goal.'' ''Score and Result show Armenia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Banants Yerevan *

**Winner: 2013–14 **Runner-up:

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**Runner-up: 2008-9, 2009–10,

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**Runner-up: 2008–9, 2010–11

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Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competiti ...

**Winner: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Macedonian Super Cup **Winner:

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**Winner:

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References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hambardzumyan, Hovhannes 1990 births Living people Armenian footballers Footballers from Yerevan Association football defenders Armenia international footballers FC Urartu players Armenian Premier League players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Armenian expatriate footballers FK Vardar players Expatriate footballers in North Macedonia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus