Khoren Robertovich Bayramyan (; ; born 7 January 1992) is an

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

n professional

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who plays for

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and the Armenia national team. He mostly plays in the

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position, but also can play as a

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or winger on either side.

Club career

Bayramyan made his

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debut for

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on 18 June 2011 in a game against

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. On 23 June 2018, Bayramyan joined Rubin Kazan on loan for the 2018–19 season. He had previously played on loan at

Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd () is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League, and are the largest and best supported Volgograd club. ...

and Volgar Astrakhan. On 15 June 2023, Bayramyan extended his contract with Rostov to June 2025.

International career

Bayramyan represented Russia on junior levels. However, prior to the start of the

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season, it was announced that footballer playing for other

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countries would no longer be considered foreign players in Russia. He could therefore represent Armenia without any restrictions. On 18 July 2020, the

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confirmed that Bayramyan had agreed to represent

. He made his debut on 5 September 2020 in a

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1–2 loss against North Macedonia.

Personal life

Bayramyan's younger brother Levon is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

References

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* * 1992 births Living people People from Tavush Province Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Armenian emigrants to Russia Men's association football midfielders Russian Premier League players Russian First League players FC Rostov players FC Rotor Volgograd players Naturalized citizens of Russia FC Volgar Astrakhan players FC Rubin Kazan players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1992-stub