Edgar Grigoryan

Edgar Grigoryan
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Ararat-Armenia
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2019 Banants
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Banants II 22 (0)
2019–2023 Urartu 49 (0)
2019–2020 → Noah (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Ararat-Armenia 52 (0)
International career‡
2014 Armenia U17 5 (0)
2016 Armenia U19 14 (0)
2019–2020 Armenia U21 8 (0)
2024– Armenia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Edgar Grigoryan (Armenian: Էդգար Գրիգորյան; born 25 August 1998) is an Armenian football player who plays as a left-back for Ararat-Armenia and the Armenia national team.

Club career

Grigoryan is a graduate of the Urartu Football Academy (previously Banants), and began playing football at the age of 6.[1]

At 30 July 2019 he signed a one-year loan deal with Noah.[2] Before the start of the 2020–21 Armenian Premier League season he returned to Urartu.[3]

On 20 December 2022, he terminated contract with his native club by mutual agreement.[4] 12 January 2023, he moved to Ararat-Armenia.[5]

International career

On 15 March 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a friendly matches against Kosovo and Czech Republic respectively, replacing Nair Tiknizyan who previously left the squad due to injury.[6][7]

Grigoryan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 22 March 2024 in a home friendly against Kosovo, coming off the bench.[8] He was withdrawn from the squad for the away friendly match against the Czech Republic due to the absence of a Schengen visa.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 September 2024[10]
Armenia
Year Apps Goals
2024 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Noah

References

  1. ^ "Edgar GRIGORYAN". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu.
  2. ^ "Պաշտոնական․ "Նոա" ՖԱ-ն նոր պաշտպան ունի". Facebook. FC Noah Facebook. 30 July 2019.(in Armenian)
  3. ^ "EDGAR GRIGORYAN RETURNED TO URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: EDGAR GRIGORYAN". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Նոր տրանսֆեր: #WelcomeGRIGORYAN". Facebook. FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 12 January 2023.(in Armenian)
  6. ^ "Հայաստանի հավաքականում Նաիր Տիկնիզյանին կփոխարինի Էդգար Գրիգորյանը". sport.news.am. Football Federation of Armenia. 15 March 2024.(in Armenian)
  7. ^ "Հայաստանի հավաքականի հայտացուցակում փոփոխություն է տեղի ունեցել". interfootball.am. 16 March 2024.(in Armenian)
  8. ^ "Armenia v Kosovo game report". Soccerway. 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Armenian national team left for Czech Republic". sport.news.am. Football Federation of Armenia. 25 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Football player Edgar Grigoryan". eu-football.info.
  11. ^ "Matchday Final". Football Federation of Armenia. 10 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Noah wins Armenian Cup for first time". a1plus.am. 11 July 2020.


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