Artak Yedigaryan (Armenian: Արտակ Եդիգարյան; born on 18 March 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Alashkert and the Armenia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alashkert | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Pyunik | 83 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Metalurh Donetsk | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Pyunik | 20 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Banants | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Alashkert | 109 | (31) |
| 2019–2020 | Pyunik | 17 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Ararat Yerevan | 17 | (0) |
| 2021– | Alashkert | 84 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2008 | Armenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Armenia U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010– | Armenia | 33 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:21, 31 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editArtak was born in Yerevan in a family of football players, which naturally affected his future. Also an important factor is that the Yedigaryan lived in a house that is located next to the Republican Stadium.
Pyunik
editYedigaryan is a graduate from the football school Pyunik Yerevan. Early in his career, he played for the reserves. After spending two seasons there, he was transferred to the first team. At the beginning of the 2009 Armenian Premier League season, he went on replacements, and then began to appear in the first team, but not for the entire first match. In the second round, he almost staked a place at the base. Direct participation of Yedigaryan allowed Pyunik to score a hat-trick in the 2010 season, when the team won the 2010 Armenian Premier League, 2010 Armenian Cup and 2010 Armenian Supercup.
Metalurh Donetsk
editIn the summer of 2012, along with Pyunik teammate David Manoyan, he held interest in the Metalurh Donetsk. Manoyan later went on to play for Kuban Krasnodar, but the game of Yedigaryan attracted the attention of the coaching staff of Metalurh. In the near future, he was to be signed a contract between the parties on both sides.[1][2] On 9 July, in the conference room of a training base of FC Metalurh, the club's sporting director Vardan Israelyan and head coach Vladimir Pyatenko presented five newcomers, one of whom was Artak Yedigaryan. The agreement contract was for 3 years. He played on the team as number 21.[3]
Return to Pyunik
editIn 2013, Yedigaryan was transferred from Metalurh Donetsk back to Pyunik Yerevan for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Žalgiris Vilnius
editIn January 2014, Yedigaryan joined reigning Lithuanian champions VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius.[5]
Alashkert
editOn 18 August 2015, Yedigaryan signed a one-year contract with the Armenian Premier League side Alashkert FC.[6] On 5 June 2019, Yedigaryan was released by Alashkert along with six other players.[7]
Return to Pyunik
editAhead of the 2019/20 season, Yedigaryan returned to FC Pyunik.[8]
International career
editOn 25 May 2010, Yedigaryan made his debut in the Armenia national football team. In a friendly game against the national team of Uzbekistan, Artak came from the first minute and played the entire match. Afterwards, the Armenian team celebrated the victory with a score of 3–1.[9][10]
Personal life
editArtak's brother Arthur Yedigaryan also plays for the Armenia national football team. Their father, Gegham Yedigaryan, was a Soviet football player and their grandfather Felix Veranyan was also a football player and is currently a football manager. Artak is married to a woman named Shushan.[11]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 June 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editPyunik Yerevan
- Armenian Premier League: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; third place 2011
- Armenian Cup: 2009, 2010, 2012–13
- Armenian Supercup: 2007, 2008, 2010
Žalgiris Vilnius
Alashkert FC
References
edit- ^ Маноян тренируется с "Кубанью", а Едигарян в ближайшие дни подпишет контракт с "Металлургом" (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Արտակ Եդիգարյանը պայմանագիր կկնքի Դոնեցկի "Մետալուրգի" հետ (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Դոնեցկի "Մետալուրգը" ներկայացրել է նորեկներին. Եդիգարյանը կխաղա 21 համարի մարզաշապիկով (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Artak Yedigaryan transferred from Metalurh Donetsk to Pyunik Yerevan for an undisclosed fee". Soccerfame. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Lietuvos futbolo istorija – Vilniaus "Žalgiris"【2022】⚽ LazybuGuru.lt". 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Artak Yedigaryan moved to Alashkert". Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ ""Ալաշկերտը" հրաժեշտ տվեց 7 ֆուտբոլիստների". fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b "A. Yedigaryan". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ А осадочек остался (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Армения – Узбекистан: 3:1 Первая победа сборной Армении в этом году (in Russian). armsport.am. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Հայաստանի հավաքականի ֆուտբոլիստների կանայք (ֆոտո) (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links
edit- Artak Yedigaryan at FFA
- Artak Yedigaryan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Artak Yedigaryan at Soccerway
- Artak Yedigaryan at ArmFootball.Tripod.com
