Rumyan Hovsepyan (Armenian: Ռումյան Հովսեփյան, born 13 November 1991) is an Armenian football player who plays for Lernayin Artsakh.[1] Hovsepyan is also a former member of the Armenia national football team. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lernayin Artsakh | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Patani FC | ||
| 2008–2010 | FC Pyunik-2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Impuls | 54 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Banants | 28 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Metalurh Donetsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Pyunik | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Shirak | 38 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Banants | 28 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Pyunik | 27 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Arda Kardzhali | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Alashkert | 31 | (1) |
| 2022 | Floriana | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Alashkert | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Van | 12 | (3) |
| 2023 | Noah | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Alashkert | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lernayin Artsakh | ||
| International career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Armenia | 22 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 | |||
Career
editClub
editHovsepyan left Shirak on 9 June 2017 by mutual consent.[2]
On 26 June 2019 he signed a contract with the newly promoted to the Bulgarian First League team Arda Kardzhali.[3] On 27 July, he scored the historic first ever goal for the team from Kardzhali in the top division of Bulgarian football, netting the equalizer in the 3:1 home win over Beroe.[4]
In August 2025, Hovsepyan joined Armenian First League side Lernayin Artsakh.[5]
International
editHovsepyan played his first international game with the national team on 27 May 2014, in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates. He scored his first international goal on his debut match.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banants | 2013–14 | Armenian Premier League | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 5 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Metalurh Donetsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Pyunik | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Shirak | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Banants | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | 31 | 9 | |
| Pyunik | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 110 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 133 | 24 | ||
International
edit| Armenia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 November 2017[6]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 May 2014 | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge, Switzerland |  United Arab Emirates | 4–2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 November 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Belarus | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Family
editHis father Andranik Hovsepyan, in Soviet times played for FC Ararat Yerevan, the top scorer of the 1993 Armenian Premier League. He was also a player of the Armenia national football team.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Rumyan Hovsepyan at Soccerway
- ↑ "Երկկողմանի համաձայնությամո խզվեցին պայմանագրերը երեք ֆուտբոլիստների հետ". fcshirak.am (in Armenian). Shirak. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ Трима футболисти минаха прегледи в АРДА
- ↑ "Arda Kardzhali vs. Beroe Stara Zagora 3:1". flashscore.com. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ↑ Ռոտորում», ներկայացրել է Հայաստանի Մ-19, Մ-21 և ..., instagram.com, 5 August 2025
- 1 2 3 "Rumyan Hovsepyan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "R.Hovsepyan". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Овсепян Андраник Румянич". footballfacts.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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