Erik Vardanyan
Erik Vardanyan (born 7 June 1998) is an Armenian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder in Russia for PFC Sochi and the Armenian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Vardanyan | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sochi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Pyunik | 60 | (12) |
| 2016 | → Mika (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Sochi | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Armenia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Armenia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | Armenia | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019 | |||
Career
Club
On 24 October 2019, Vardanyan extended his contract with Pyunik.[1] On 27 October 2019, Vardanyan was sent off in a 4–2 defeat away to Ararat Yerevan,[2] pushing the referee Henrik Nalbandyan and swearing at the opposition fans in the process. As a result, on 1 November 2019, Vardanyan was handed a six-month suspension until 30 April 2020.[3]
On 5 November 2019, Pyunik and PFC Sochi announced the transfer of Erik Vardanyan, with the transfer to be finalised on 1 January 2020.[4][5] Even though his contract with Sochi is technically not active until 2020, he was not eligible to play for Pyunik due to disqualification, and therefore joined Sochi and started training with the squad immediately upon signing.[5] The disqualification will apply to the Russian Premier League unless reduced on appeal.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 October 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pyunik | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 69 | 13 | ||
| Mika (loan) | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 70 | 13 | ||
International
| Armenia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 8 September 2019[8]
References
- "Էրիկ Վարդանյանը երկարաձգեց պայմանագիրը". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Ararat 4-2 Pyunik". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Эрик Варданян дисквалифицирован на 6 шесяцев". armfootball.com/ (in Russian). Arm Football. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Էրիկ Վարդանյանը տեղափոխվեց Սոչի". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Эрик Варданян стал игроком Сочи". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Новичок «Сочи» Варданян может пропустить полгода из-за дисквалификации, наложенной в Армении" (in Russian). Sport24. 5 November 2019.
- Erik Vardanyan at Soccerway
- Erik Vardanyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Armenia 4-1 Belarus". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2017.