Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Մկրտիչի Սպերցյան; born 7 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar. Born in Russia, he plays for the Armenia national team.
 Spertsyan with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavropol, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Krasnodar-3 | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Krasnodar-2 | 74 | (17) |
| 2018– | Krasnodar | 82 | (28) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Armenia | 25 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Spertsyan made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 1 October 2018 in a game against FC Khimki.[2]
After scoring seven goals in the first nine games of the FNL season for FC Krasnodar-2, he made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar on 18 September 2020 in a game against FC Khimki.[3] On 28 October 2020, he made his European debut as a late substitute in the Champions League 4–0 home loss to Chelsea, making him the youngest ever Armenia national team player to ever play UEFA Champions League group stages, surpassing Henrikh Mkhitaryan for over a year and one month.[4] He was top assister at the 2022–23 Russian Premier League with 11 assists, two more than the runners-up, adding to his 10 goals on that same season - making him the only player in the league to reach double digit goals+assists and also earning him a spot in the Team Of The Season as well as the Best Midfielder of the Season award for 2022-23 - amid rumors linking him to teams like AFC Ajax, AC Milan and Olympique de Marseille. He also captained his team to the 2022–23 Russian Cup final, where they'd lose after going to penalty kick shootout.
International career edit
On 17 February 2021, the Football Federation of Armenia confirmed that Spertsyan would join the Armenia national team in March to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers. Spertsyan made his debut for the national team on 31 March 2021 against Romania. He came on as a substitute at half-time, scoring in the 56th minute at the Republican Stadium. He scored in two Nations League matches against Ireland. He scored the only goal in a match in Yerevan for Armenia to get the win, as well as at the away game in Dublin as Ireland would go on to win 3–2 at the Aviva Stadium.[5] On 17 October 2023 he scored the only goal for Armenia in a friendly game vs North Macedonia from a freekick.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 24 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Russian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Football National League 2 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Russian Football National League | 11 | 0 | – | – | 5[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Football National League | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Russian Football National League | 32 | 16 | – | – | – | 32 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 17 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 79 | 17 | ||||
| Krasnodar-3 | 2018–19 | Russian Second League | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Krasnodar | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 10 | 13 | 4 | – | – | 41 | 14 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 10 | |||
| Total | 82 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 103 | 32 | |||
| Career total | 169 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 50 | ||
- ^ Appearances in FNL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spertsyan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Romania |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 4 June 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 27 September 2022 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland |
2–2 | 2–3 | |
| 4 | 17 October 2023 | Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia |
1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Honours edit
FC Krasnodar
- Russian Cup runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Armenian Footballer of the Year: 2022 [7]
- Russian Premier League Midfielder of the Season: 2022–23[8]
- Russian Premier League Team of the Season: 2022–23[9]
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2023.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Безвыигрышная серия прервалась матчем с "Химками"". FC Krasnodar. 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Krasnodar v Khimki game report". Russian Premier League. 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Krasnodar v Chelsea game report". UEFA. 28 October 2020.
- ^ Ireland shocked in Armenia as Spertsyan hits winner RTÉ News, 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Eduard Spertsyan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Eduard Spertsyan voted Armenia's Player of the Year". Public Radio of Armenia. 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "ЭДУАРД СПЕРЦЯН – WINLINE ЛУЧШИЙ ИГРОК ОКТЯБРЯ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 November 2023.
External links edit
- Eduard Spertsyan at Soccerway
- Eduard Spertsyan at FootballDatabase.eu
- Eduard Spertsyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Eduard Spertsyan at Russian Premier League
