Gevorg Karapetyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orange County Blues FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | FC Ararat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Ararat | ||
| 2012–2015 | FC Banants | 70 | (12) |
| 2015 | FC Mika | 12 | (7) |
| 2015 | Alashkert FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Orange County Blues FC | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Armenia U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:59, 13 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Gevorg Karapetyan (Armenian: Գևորգ Կարապետյան; born 10 June 1990) is an Armenian footballer who currently plays for Orange County Blues FC of the United Soccer League.
Career
Youth
From 2007 to 2008, Karapetyan competed in the Armenian First League as part of the reserve squad of FC Ararat. He scored 10 league goals in 37 matches and appeared in three additional Armenian Independence Cup over that time.[1]
Senior
For the 2009 season, Karapetyan was promoted to the first team squad at FC Ararat and stayed with the club until 2011. In total, he scored 22 goals in 22 matches as Ararat split time between the Armenian First League and Armenian Premier League.[1] In 2012, he moved to FC Banants, also of the Premier League. He stayed with the club until 2015, scoring 12 goals in 70 league matches. He also appeared in several matches for the club in 2014–15 UEFA Champions League qualification. The following season, he played for fellow Premier League club FC Mika, making 12 appearances and scoring 7 goals. After his brief spell with Mika, Karapetyan signed with Alashkert FC. Although he never made a Premier League appearance for the club, he made several appearances for the club in 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[2]
In March 2016 it was announced that Karapetyan had signed for Orange County Blues FC of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer league system ahead of the 2016 USL season. He started for the team against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 in the first match of the season but was substituted during the first half because of an injury. He originally impressed the club at an invitational camp held by the club in January 2016.[3]
International
Between 2011 and 2012 Karapetyan respresented Armenia at the under-21 level as part of the squad that participated in 2013 European Under-21 Championship qualification. He appeared in six of the side's matches.[2] In 2010, Karapetyan took part in the preliminary round of the 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup, scoring 2 goals in 3 matches while representing Malatya.[4]
Honours
- Armenian First League: 2010
- Armenian Premier League: 2013-2014
- Armenia Cup Runner-up: 2014-2015
- Armenian Supercup: 2014
- Source(s):[2]
References
- 1 2 "FFA profile". Football Federation of Armenia. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "More New Signings for OC Blues FC". Orange County Blues FC. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "UEFA profile". UEFA. Retrieved 6 April 2016.