Karen Aleksanyan (Armenian: Կարեն Համլետի Ալեքսանյան, born 17 June 1980 in Gyumri, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian retired football midfielder. Aleksanyan spent the majority of his career at Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak.

Karen Aleksanyan
Personal information
Full name Karen Aleksanyan
Date of birth (1980-06-17) 17 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Gyumri, Soviet Armenia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Shirak 137 (43)
2004–2005 Pyunik 22 (3)
2005–2008 Zimbru Chișinău 53 (2)
2008 Banants 4 (0)
2008–2009 Torpedo Zhodino 11 (1)
2009–2011 Ulisses 38 (0)
2011–2017 Shirak 129 (2)
International career
2002–2008 Armenia 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2008

Career

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Club

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Aleksanyan announced his retirement from football on 7 January 2017 to take up a coaching role at Shirak.[1]

International

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Aleksanyan represented Armenia on 25 occasions between 2002 and 2008,[2] making his debut in an away friendly match against Andorra on 7 June 2002.

Career statistics

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International

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Armenia national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
2003 0 0
2004 7 0
2005 6 0
2006 4 0
2007 1 0
2008 6 0
Total 25 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2008[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Կարեն Ալեքսանյանն ավարտեց ֆուտբոլիստի կարիերան" (in Armenian). FC Shirak. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Karen Aleksanyan". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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