Gor Manvelyan

Gor Manvelyan
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Xankəndi, Nagorno-Karabagh, Azerbaijan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfield, forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Noah
Number 27
Youth career
2008–2009 US Saint-Lô
2009–2014 FC Saint-Lô
2014–2015 US Granville
2015–2021 FC Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 FC Nantes B 32 (4)
2022-2023 FC Nantes 1 (0)
2023– FC Noah 45 (5)
International career‡
2023–2024 Armenia U21 4 (0)
2024– Armenia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024

Gor Manvelyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մանվելյան; born 9 April 2002) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays for FC Noah and the Armenia national team.[1][2]

Early life

Gor Manvelyan was born in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh

Having arrived in France at an early age, Manvelyan grew up in Pont-Hébert, La Manche, first playing football with FC Saint-Lô, before moving to the US Granville as an under-13.[3][4][5][6]

Club career

Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015.[4] During the 2018–19 season, he won the national U17 championship, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists with a team comprising the likes of Jean-Claude Ntenda, Lohann Doucet, Mohamed Achi, Jean-Baptiste Gorby and Quentin Merlin.[3][4][7]

The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National[8][9] and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the covid pandemic.[3][6][10][11]

He was also a standout in the 2019–20 [fr] Coupe Gambardella, as Nantes reached the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually also canceled.[6] Having scored a goal in the opening round against Lorient,[12] he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux[13] and Niort.[14]

In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first apparences in the professional squad.[3] He signed his first professional contract in April 2021.[15][6][10][16]

He made his professional debut with Antoine Kombouaré's first team on the 2 January 2022. He replaced Willem Geubbels during a 2–0 Coupe de France win against AS Vitré.[4][17][18] He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years,[4] and their 4th Coupe de France title.[19]

Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.[20]

International career

On 22 May 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a friendly matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan.[21]

Manvelyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 September 2024 in a Nations League game against North Macedonia at the Toše Proeski Arena. He substituted André Calisir in the 86th minute, North Macedonia won 2–0.[22]

Style of play

Coming though the FC Nantes academy as a versatile midfielder, he rose to prominence as an offensively minded player, mostly as a false nine, regularly scoring goals.[3]

He is described as a calm, good under pressure, technically gifted player, compensating his modest speed with great game vision.[9][3]

Career statistics

International

As of 17 November 2024[23]
Armenia
Year Apps Goals
2024 5 1
Total 5 1

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 2024 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 2–2 2–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Nantes

References

  1. ^ Gor Manvelyan at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=78257
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Boudard, Jean-Marcel (22 August 2021). "Trois choses à savoir sur Gor Manvelyan, le dernier appelé". Ouest-France. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Allaire, Baptiste (10 May 2022). "Un ancien joueur de Saint-Lô et Granville gagne la Coupe de France". La Manche libre [fr] (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Le jeune espoir du FC Nantes Gor Manvelyan revient à Pont-Hébert". La Manche libre (in French). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Rey, Aurélien (26 April 2021). "Football : originaire de la Manche, il signe pro au FC Nantes !". actu.fr [fr] (in French). La Presse de la Manche. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Bourdeau, Denis (5 June 2019). "Johann Sidaner, leur entraîneur, présente ses jeunes joueurs champions de France". Presse-Océan [fr]. Ouest-France. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. ^ Sukiasyan, Samvel (27 April 2020). "Discovering young talents: Nantes Armenian scorer". Armenia News. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b Bourgoin, Charles (12 August 2022). "Nantes : Gor Manvelyan, zoom sur la nouvelle pépite du FC Nantes". Football 365 (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b Pereira, Alexis (22 April 2021). "Nantes : Gor Manvelyan passe pro". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  11. ^ Bouchacourt, Jérome (23 March 2020). "U19. Gor Manvelyan (FC Nantes), l'éclosion d'un vrai talent". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  12. ^ Le Sauce, Arnaud (15 December 2019). "Football. Gambardella. FC Lorient – FC Nantes : 0-5". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Gambardella : le grand huit pour le FC Nantes". Ouest-France. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  14. ^ Teraha, Clément (24 February 2020). "Les Chamois éliminés par Nantes". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  15. ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (23 April 2021). "French Armenian footballer Gor Manvelyan signs for FC Nantes". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  16. ^ Amirzayan, Krikor (22 April 2021). "Un Arménien, Gor Manvelyan (19 ans) a signé un contrat pro avec le FC Nantes". Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine [fr]. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  17. ^ Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Nantes 2-0 Vitré, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Transferts : Gor Manvelyan (Nantes) pisté en Belgique". L'Équipe (in French). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  19. ^ a b Bernard, Thomas (7 May 2022). "Coupe de France : 22 ans après, le FC Nantes décroche enfin un trophée". actu.fr [fr] (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  20. ^ "FC Nantes : La confiance retrouvée de Gor Manvelyan". Ouest-France. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Сборная Армении по футболу представила состав на матч против Казахстана". sports.kz. 22 May 2024.(in Russian)
  22. ^ "North Macedonia v Armenia game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Football player Gor Manvelyan". eu-football.info.