Gaël Andonian

Gaël Andonian
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Marseille B
Youth career
2001–2003 AS Gemenosienne
2003–2004 Aubagne
2004–2014 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Marseille II 71 (3)
2014– Marseille 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Dijon (loan) 6 (1)
2017 → Veria (loan) 10 (0)
National team‡
2011 France U16 2 (0)
2015– Armenia 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:58, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2017

Gaël Andonian (Armenian: Կաէլ Անտոնեան; born 7 February 1995) is a French-born Armenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Marseille B and represents the Armenian national team.

Club career

Andonian is a youth exponent from Marseille. He was first called into a matchday squad for their 1–0 win away at Nancy on 16 September 2012, remaining an unused substitute.[1] His only other call-up that season was on 6 December, again unused as Marseille lost 0–3 away to AEL Limassol in the UEFA Europa League, both teams already eliminated.[2]

He made his professional debut in a 2–1 Ligue 1 home win against Lens on 2 November 2014, replacing Florian Thauvin for the last 10 minutes.[3]

On 21 October 2015, having taken no part in Marseille's season, Andonian was loaned to Ligue 2 club Dijon for the remainder of the season.[4] He made six appearances in Ligue 2 as the team from Burgundy won promotion, scoring his first professional goal as a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Niort on 8 January 2016, and contributing to the own goal that was their other strike in the game.[5] Additionally, Andonian made two appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue, and two appearances in the Coupe de France.

On 27 January 2017, Andonian was loaned to Superleague Greece club Veria F.C. for the remainder of the season.[6] Andonian made 10 appearances for Veria, before his loan expired, and he returned to Marseille on June 30 2017.[7]

International career

In 2011, Andonian played two friendlies for France under-16, both goalless draws against Slovenia on 5 and 7 April.[8]

On 26 February 2015, the president of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan announced that Andonian would arrive in the Armenian capital Yerevan on 21 March to receive Armenian citizenship and officially join the Armenia national football team.[9]

Eight days later he received his first international cap, playing the full 90 minutes against Albania in a 1–2 defeat at the Elbasan Arena in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[10]

Career statistics

As of 5 July 2018[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympique Marseille 2014–15 Ligue 1 100000––10
Total 1000000010
Dijon FCO 2015–16 Ligue 2 612020––101
Total 61202000101
Veria 2016–17 Greek Superleague 10000––––101
Total 100000000101
Career total 171202000211

References

  1. ↑ "NANCY VS. OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "AEL beat Marseille to finish on a high". UEFA. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Marseille vs. RC Lens - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  4. ↑ "Le défenseur marseillais Gaël Andonian prêté à Dijon" [Marseille defender Gaël Andonian loaned to Dijon] (in French). L'Equipe. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Prêtés : Andonian héros dijonnais, Doria retrouve le terrain" [Loanees: Andonian Dijon's hero, Doria returns to the pitch] (in French). Le Phocéen. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gaël Andonian (OM) prêté à Veria (Grèce)" [Gaël Andonian (OM) on loan to Veria (Greece)] (in French). L'Equipe. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "OM 2-0 Toulouse: tactics & players" (in French). FootMarseille.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "GAËL ANDONIAN". FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Գաել Անդոնյանը վաղը կդառնա Հայաստանի քաղաքացի եւ մարտի 21-ին կժամանի Հայաստան" [Gaël Andonian will become a citizen of Armenia on 21 March and will arrive in Armenia]. Football 365 (in Armenian). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Albania head off Armenia threat". UEFA. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "France - G. Andonian - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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