Levon Hayrapetyan ( hy, Լևոն Հայրապետյան, born 17 April 1989), also known as Levon Hairapetian, is an Armenian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the son of Olympic medal winning field hockey player Sos Hayrapetyan.

Club career

Hayrapetyan is the pupil of the German school of football. He played in the amateur Bramefeldere 1945 club and the youth team of

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. As part of

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, he spent seven games. Hayrapetyan also played four matches for

Pyunik Yerevan Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik (" Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourh ...

. Pyunik won the

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with Levon a member of the club. In January 2011, he signed a contract with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk for a half-year deal. On 5 June 2019, Hayrapetyan was released by

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 ...

International career

He played as a member of the Armenia U19 and U21 youth teams. On 9 February 2011, Hayrapetyan made his debut in the

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in a friendly match with

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. Levon suffered an injury on 11 September 2012 in a

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away match against

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and underwent knee surgery in Munich. Hayrapetyan stated the operation went successful. He will be able to play again in about four months.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Levon is the son of field hockey Olympic medalist Sos Hayrapetyan. His father helped him in training. Hayrapetyan also holds German citizenship. His father moved to

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when Levon was a child in order to play and coach for field hockey club

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Honours

Pyunik *

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 football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a r ...

: 2010, 2014–15 *

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: 2010, 2014–15 *

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: 2015 Alashkert *Armenian Cup: 2018–19

References

External links

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Profile on FFA's website
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