Gor Malakyan

Gor Malakyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մալաքյան; born 12 June 1994) is an Armenian footballer who plays for Ararat-Armenia.

Gor Malakyan
Personal information
Full name Gor Malakyan
Date of birth (1994-06-12) 12 June 1994
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ararat-Armenia
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Pyunik Yerevan 57 (5)
2014 Alashkert 11 (0)
2015 Shirak Gyumri 25 (4)
2016–2018 Stal Kamianske 43 (0)
2018– Ararat-Armenia 17 (0)
National team‡
2010 Armenia U17 3 (0)
2011–2012 Armenia U19 9 (0)
2013–2016 Armenia U21 12 (3)
2016– Armenia 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:36, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:44, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Biography

Gor Malakyan was born in June 12, 1994 in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the younger brother of current teammate Edgar Malakyan, with whom he has also shared squad in FC Pyunik (2011/12), Alashkert FC (2014), FC Shirak (2015) and the Armenian National Football Team (2016-?). Despite Gor had originally started playing in more attacking positions, such as playmaker or secondary striker, his conditions and characteristics lead him to deeper and more defensive and balanced positions. By the time he got to FC Shirak, he had been playing central midfield - thus getting to a steady role as a defensive midfielder. After a great performance in 2015/16 UEFA Europa League playoffs, nearly qualifying for the group stage, FC Stal Kamianske (owned by another Armenian) decided to purchase his and his older brother's services.[1] Since then, he's cemented himself as a regular member of the team's rotation system. In July 2018 he left the organized Stal Kamianske (Feniks Bucha) and returned to Armenia to join the newly created Ararat-Armenia.[2]

Style of play

Malakyan currently is a defensive midfielder of playmaking pedigree. Besides his tackling and marking (defensive IQ), he makes the difference mostly because of his passing and dribbling - more often than not making contact with the ball in the deep midfield, to either pass or dribble past defenders and give shape to the offense's first few touches. Such resources could be for instance spotted easily in Armenia's epic 3-2 win over Montenegro for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, imposing his "touch and go" passing on his teammates. Technically gifted and in a position where there are not many Armenian players at his level, Malakyan is set to be one of Armenia's near future biggest talents.

Honours
FC Pyunik

Winner

Runner-up

References
  1. "Stal" signed two Armenian footballers ("Сталь" подписала двух армянских футболистов). UA-Football. 24 February 2016
  2. Gor Malakyan left Feniks and returned to his home country (Гор Малакян покинул Феникс и вернулся на родину). Sport Arena. 3 July 2018


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