Mardig Kevork Mardigian ( ar, مَاردِيْك كِيْفُورك مَاردِيْكيَان; hy, Մարտիկ Գէորգ Մարտիկեան; born 14 March 1992) is a Syrian professional

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who plays for Hutteen as a

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or a winger.

Personal life

He is an ethnic

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. His father

Kevork Mardikian Kevork Mardikian (alternative spelling Kifork Mardekyan ar, كِيْفُورك مَاردِيْكيَان hy, Գէորգ Մարտիկեան born in Latakia, Syria on 14 July 1954) is a former Syrian football midfielder. He captained the S ...

is known as one of the best

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

football players of all time.

Club career

Syria

Mardik began his professional career in 2009 with

Hutteen SC Hutteen Sporting Club ( ar, نادي حطين الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Latakia, Syria. The club was founded in 1945. The club's greatest achievement was winning the Syrian Cup in 2001. The club colours are bl ...

. He scored five goals in his four-seasons long spell at the

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based club.

Bahrain

After his great performance with Hutteen SC, he earned the praise and received offers from various clubs in the GCC. He finally moved on-loan to

Al-Riffa SC Al-Riffa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الرفاع الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953. History ...

in 2012. He scored five goals for the

Riffa Riffa ( ar, الرفاع, ) is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into three parts: , and . The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate. The city is growing fast: during the 2001 cen ...

based club, including one against Al-Nahda Club of

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

in the

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Back to Syria

He came back to

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

and his parent club, Hutteen SC. He scored four league goals in the

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season.

Jordan

He again moved on-loan in 2013 to

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, where signed a contract with

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

based club,

Al-Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...

. He scored eight league goals for the club.

Oman

In the same season, he moved on-loan to

where he signed a contract with newly promoted side (To

Oman Professional League The Oman Professional League ( ar, دوري المحترفين عمان; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, an ...

Sohar SC Sohar Sporting Club ( ar, نادي صحار الرياضي) is an Omani sports club based in Sohar, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is in City of S ...

. This moved turned out to be the best of his career with him scoring eleven league goals for the club, hence becoming the top-scorer of the club and helping the club to stay in the top-division. On 17 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with

Fanja SC Fanja Sports Club ( ar, نادي فنجاء الرياضي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King" because of their great success, or just plainly as Fanja) is an Omani sports club based in Fanja, Oman. The club is currently playing i ...

. He made his

debut on 12 September 2014 in a 1–0 win over

Al-Suwaiq Club Al-Suwaiq Club ( ar, نادي السويق) is an Omani sports club based in Al-Suwaiq. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium ...

. In December 2014, he was released by Fanja SC.

Qatar

On 19 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with

Al-Markhiya Sports Club Al-Markhiya Sports Club ( ar, المرخية) is a Qatari multi-sports club, based in the Al Markhiya district of Doha. Its football department plays in the Qatar Stars League. It was widely regarded as the fastest improving team due to it winni ...

Qatargas League The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Contested ...

Career statistics

Club

International

::''Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:''

Honours

Fanja *

Oman Super Cup The Oman Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العماني) is an Omani football cup competition. It was first held in 1999, but has been played on and off since its inception. It is the curtain raiser to the Omani football season. It pairs the p ...

runner-up:

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Al-Shorta *

Iraqi Super Cup The Iraqi Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العراقي), previously called Iraqi Perseverance Cup ( ar, كأس المثابرة العراقي), is Iraqi football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Iraqi Premier ...

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References

External links

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