Varazdat Haroyan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Varazdat Arshakovich Haroyan | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Qingdao West Coast | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Pyunik | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Patani | 17 | (2) |
2009–2016 | Pyunik | 146 | (7) |
2016–2017 | Padideh | 25 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 55 | (3) |
2020 | Tambov | 8 | (0) |
2021 | Astana | 13 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Cádiz | 17 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 20 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Astana | 20 | (1) |
2024– | Qingdao West Coast | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Armenia U17 | 19 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Armenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Armenia U21 | 12 | (0) |
2011– | Armenia | 89 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 |
Varazdat Haroyan (Armenian: Վարազդատ Հարոյան, born on 24 August 1992) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast and captains the Armenia national team.
Club career
[edit]Patani and Pyunik Yerevan
[edit]Varazdat Haroyan was born in Yerevan, and started football at the football school Pyunik Yerevan. In 2008, he played for Patani, for whom he made 17 appearances. [citation needed]
In 2009, he made his debut as a starter for Pyunik in the Armenian Premier League match against Gandzasar in Yerevan. Haroyan came off the bench in place of Arthur Yedigaryan at 90 minutes. That season Pyunik became the 2009 Armenian Premier League champion. Starting in 2010, Haroyan had always been a team regular, and becoming the 2010 Armenian Premier League champion and the winning the 2010 Armenian Cup and 2010 Armenian Supercup.
In March 2012, he became known to the interest of the German club 1. FC Köln, which sent an official invitation to Haroyan. Haroyan was earlier invited to attend the viewing, but in March 2012, decided to go to Germany.[1]
Padideh
[edit]On 6 June 2016, Haroyan signed a two–year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor Sazi.[2] However, just one day later the transfer was cancelled by Tractor Sazi management after Tractor Sazi's supporters protests due to historical conflicts between Armenian and Azerbaijani ethnic.
Just hours after Haroyan's contract with Tractor Sazi were cancelled, he joined to another Iranian club, Mashhad based Padideh.
Ural Yekaterinburg
[edit]On 5 July 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[3] On 22 September 2020, his contract with Ural was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
Days after leaving Ural, Haroyan postponed a transfer to Greek club AEL Larissa due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[5] He later clarified that he was not enlisting to fight in the conflict.[6]
Tambov
[edit]On 6 October 2020, Haroyan joined Russian Premier League club Tambov.[7]
Astana
[edit]On 15 February 2021, Astana announced the signing of Haroyan.[8]
Cadiz
[edit]On 27 May 2021, Cádiz announced the signing of Haroyan from Astana, on a two-year contract,[9] with Astana confirming his departure from their club on 24 June 2021.[10] He made his La Liga debut for Cádiz, starting in a 1–1 draw against Levante on 14 August 2021. Cádiz and Haroyan terminated their contract on 4 July 2022.[11]
Anorthosis Famagusta
[edit]On 12 July 2022, Haroyan signed with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract until 2024.[12] On 17 March 2023, Haroyan left Anorthosis Famagusta by mutual consent.[13]
Astana Return
[edit]On 21 March 2023, Haroyan returned to sign for Astana.[14] On 11 January 2024, Astana announced that Haroyan had left the club.[15]
Qingdao West Coast
[edit]On 4 February 2024, Haroyan joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.[16]
International career
[edit]Haroyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 August 2011 in a friendly match against Lithuania. He made his debut in official matches on 11 June 2013 in their 4–0 win against Denmark.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2023[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pyunik | 2009 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2010 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2011 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 146 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 8 | ||
Padideh | 2016–17 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
Ural Yekaterinburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 55 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 62 | 3 | ||
Tambov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
Astana | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Cádiz | 2021–22 | La Liga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
Anorthosis | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
Astana | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
Career total | 304 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 359 | 15 |
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
- ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, zero appearances in the UEFA Europa League, and four appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2024[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Armenia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 5 | 0 | |
2014 | 9 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 8 | 1 | |
2017 | 5 | 1 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
2024 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 89 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haroyan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 November 2016 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Montenegro | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 13 November 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Cyprus | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3 | 31 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Romania | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 4 June 2024 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Pyunik Yerevan
- Armenian Premier League: 2009, 2010, 2014–15
- Armenian Cup: 2009, 2010, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Armenian Supercup: 2010, 2011, 2015
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ Վարազդատ Հարոյանը կմարզվի "Քյոլնի" կազմում (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "مدافع تیم ملی ارمنستان به تراکتور پیوست".
- ^ "УРАЛ" ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С ЗАЩИТНИКОМ СБОРНОЙ АРМЕНИИ (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Вараздат Ароян покидает "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 22 September 2020.
- ^ "L'Arménien Haroyan part au front au lieu d'aller jouer en Grèce" [Armenian Haroyan goes to the front instead of going to play in Greece] (in French). RTBF. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Antonopoulos, Paul (30 September 2020). "Armenian National Team captain cancels transfer to Greek club to support Artsakh from Azerbaijani aggression". Greek City Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Вараздат Ароян перешел в "Тамбов"!" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Вице-капитан сборной Армении подписал контракт с Астаной". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "VARAZDAT HAROYAN IS CÁDIZ'S FIRST SIGNING FOR NEXT SEASON". cadizcf.com/. Cadiz CF. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Вараздат Ароян покинул "Астану"". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Haroyan and Cádiz reach agreement for contract termination". Cádiz CF. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Varazdad Haroyan". 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Λύση συνεργασίας με Varazdat Haroyan". anorthosisfc.com.cy (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Вараздат қайта оралды!". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Рахмет, Вато!". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "青岛西海岸官方:球队签下外援前锋内尔森与后卫哈罗扬" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Varazdat Haroyan at Soccerway
- ^ "Varazdat Haroyan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Varazdat Haroyan at BDFutbol
- Varazdat Haroyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at ffa.am
- Varazdat Haroyan at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Yerevan
- Armenian men's footballers
- FC Pyunik players
- Shahr Khodro F.C. players
- FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
- FC Tambov players
- FC Astana players
- Armenian Premier League players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Armenian expatriate men's footballers
- Russian Premier League players
- Chinese Super League players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Armenia men's youth international footballers
- Armenia men's under-21 international footballers
- Armenia men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- La Liga players
- Cádiz CF players
- Qingdao West Coast F.C. players