Hrayr Mkoyan ( hy, Հրայր Մկոյան, born 2 September 1986) is an Armenian professional

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who plays as a

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for Shirak, which he

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, and the Armenia national team.

Club career

Ararat Yerevan

Hrayr Mkoyan spent his youth career at

Shirak Gyumri Football Club Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian professional sports club based in Gyumri. Shirak is known for its professional football team which is one of the oldest football ...

. He debuted for the first team at 18 years of age. In 2007, Mkoyan attracted breeders from

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 ...

. 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.

Ulisses

In 2009, Mkoyan moved on loan to the capital club Ulisses Yerevan, with whom he won third place in the

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. However, after the lease agreement, Hrayr left Ulisses and signed a two-year contract with

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Mika

On 22 December 2009, at the headquarters 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 ...

ceremony of awarding the players of last season took place, during which the winner of the award

Armenian Footballer of the Year Armenian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Armenian football player. The winner is elected by Football Federation of Armenia members, referees, inspectors, coaches, captains and presidents of the Armenian Prem ...

in 2009 was declared. Based on the voting, Hrayr took second place, losing the title to

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( hy, Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան, ; born 21 January 1989) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Inter Milan. Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League titles wi ...

Spartak Nalchik

On 12 January 2012, Mkoyan signed an agreement with the semi-annual club

Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб "Спартак Нальчик") is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the third-tier FNL 2. They played in the Russian ...

. According to the agreement, if the Spartak will retain a place in the

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, the contract will be extended for two years. Otherwise Hrayr leave the club in the status of a free agent. Spartak took the last place in the First Division, and fell to the

Russian National Football League The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

, 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.

Loan to Dynamo

On 9 February 2013, Mkoyan tried out for Czech club

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. He joined the club two days later. According to head coach

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, "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.

Esteghlal

On 16 June 2014, Mkoyan joined

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

club Esteghlal. He signed a two-year contract with the club.

Shirak

On 30 January 2018, Mkoyan returned to his native club

FC Shirak Football Club Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian professional sports club based in Gyumri. Shirak is known for its professional football team which is one of the oldest football ...

, signing a six-month contract.

Alashkert

After starting the 2018/19 season with

FC Ararat-Armenia FC Ararat-Armenia ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա), is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan, founded in 2017. History It was founded in 2017 as FC Avan Academy by Ruben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of t ...

, Mkoyan signed a one-year contract with

FC Alashkert Football Club Alashkert ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Ալաշկերտ), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni and after folding in 2000 re-founded in 2011 ...

on 28 August 2018.

Ararat Yerevan

On 28 July 2020,

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

announced the signing of Mkoyan.

International career

Between performances for

, 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 The Armenia national football team ( hy, Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, ''Hayastani futboli azgayin havak'akan'') represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of ...

. Mkoyan debuted on 9 September 2009, in a

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match against

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. The match took place in the Yerevan Republican Stadium and ended 2–1 in victory by the Armenia national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Club

Ararat Yerevan *

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...

Runner-up (1):

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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 ...

(1):

Runner-up (1): 2007 Mika *

(1):

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Alashkert *

(1): 2018–19

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mkoyan, Hrayr 1986 births Living people Footballers from Gyumri Armenian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Armenia men's international footballers Shirak SC players FC Ararat Yerevan players Ulisses FC players FC Mika players PFC Spartak Nalchik players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players FC Gandzasar Kapan players Esteghlal F.C. players FC Ararat-Armenia players FC Alashkert players Armenian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Czech First League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Armenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Armenian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Iran