Georgy Eduardovich Arutyunyan (Armenian: Գեորգի Հարությունյան; Russian: Георгий Эдуардович Арутюнян; born 9 August 2004) is a professional football player who plays as a centre-back for FC Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar-2. Born in Russia, he plays for the Armenia national football team.

Georgy Arutyunyan
Personal information
Full name Georgy Eduardovich Arutyunyan
Date of birth (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Krasnodar, Russia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
FC Krasnodar/FC Krasnodar-2
Number 33
Youth career
FC Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– FC Krasnodar-2 10 (0)
2023– FC Krasnodar 6 (0)
International career
2019 Russia U-16 2 (0)
2021 Russia U-17 2 (0)
2021 Russia U-18 5 (0)
2023– Armenia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Arutyunyan started playing football in the academy of FC Krasnodar. In the 2021–22 season, he became the Youth Football League under-19 Russia champion.[1][2] He become Russia Youth Champion with FC Krasnodar at the 2022–23 season.[3][4]

On 7 August 2022, he played his first senior level match at Russian First League as part of Krasnodar-2 against KAMAZ.[5]

On 27 May 2023, Arutyunyan made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar against PFC CSKA Moscow.[6][7]

On 11 June 2023, he debuted in the Russian Cup against PFC CSKA Moscow in the final, playing the entire match.[8]

International career edit

From 2019 to 2021, Arutyunyan played for the youth teams of Russia of various ages.[9]

At 18 years old he was called up to the Armenia national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus on 25 March 2023 and 28 March 2023 respectively.[10]

Arutyunyan made his senior international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played for the entire match.[11][12]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 12 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Krasnodar-2 2022–23 Russian First League 10 0 10 0
Krasnodar 2022–23 Russian Premier League 2 0 1 0 3 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 4 0 6 1 10 1
Total 6 0 7 1 13 1
Career total 16 0 7 1 0 0 23 1

International edit

As of match played 26 March 2024[13]
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 2023 10 0
2024 2 0
Total 12 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Арутюнян Георгий Эдуардович". yflrussia.ru.
  2. ^ ""Краснодар" – победитель ЮФЛ-1". yflrussia.ru.
  3. ^ "«Краснодар» – победитель Молодежной футбольной лиги сезона 2022/23". yflrussia.ru.
  4. ^ "Арутюнян Георгий Эдуардович". yflrussia.ru.
  5. ^ "KAMAZ vs. Krasnodar-2". FC KRASNODAR.
  6. ^ "Krasnodar vs CSKA game report". Russian Premier League. 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Георгий Арутюнян дебютирует в основе "Краснодара" против ЦСКА". sportball24.com.
  8. ^ "FONBET Russian Cup 2022/2023. Superfinal". RFS.ru. Russian Football Union.
  9. ^ "Георгий Арутюнян". RFS.ru. Russian Football Union.
  10. ^ "26 man squad". FFA.am. FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF ARMENIA.
  11. ^ "ARMENIA VS. TURKEY 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Защитник "Краснодара-2" Арутюнян — о дебюте за сборную Армении: "Это большое счастье"". sport-express.ru.
  13. ^ "Georgiy Harutyunyan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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