Edgar Malakyan
 Malakyan with Ararat Yerevan in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Shavarshevich Malakyan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Soviet Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pyunik | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Pyunik | 109 | (12) |
| 2012–2014 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 |
→ Banants Yerevan (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 |
Alashkert | 6 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 |
Shirak Gyumri | 22 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Stal Kamianske | 52 | (4) |
| 2018 | Zhetysu | 31 | (2) |
| 2019 | Petrolul Ploiești | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Shirak | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Ararat Yerevan | 59 | (10) |
| 2023– | Pyunik | 28 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Armenia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Armenia U21 | 14 | (3) |
| 2009– | Armenia | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Edgar Malakyan (Armenian: Էդգար Մալաքյան; born 22 September 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pyunik, which he captains, and the Armenia national team.[1]
Club career
Edgar Malakyan is a graduate of the football school
In June 2012, Malakyan had signed a three-year contract with Viktoria Plzeň. Agents from Viktoria noticed Edgar's match of 2nd preliminary round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League season, in which Viktoria won over Pyunik 4:0 and 5:1, Edgar showed himself to play well.
In the first league game against Hradec Králové on 29 July 2012, in which Victoria won 3–0 at home, Malakyan got injured. In the 3rd round of the 2012–13 Czech Cup on 26 September 2012 in a match against Chomutov, Malakyan came in when the score was a losing 1:2 and sharpened the game, gave the assists, and Victoria won 3–2. On 8 November, for his debut in the UEFA Europa League against Hapoel Tel Aviv, Malakyan came out on the field for 46 minutes. The match ended in favour of the players from Victoria 4–0.[2]
In winter of 2013, he was loaned to another Czech club Dynamo České Budějovice.
In 2013–14, he was loaned to
On 10 December 2022, Ararat Yerevan announced that Malakyan had left by mutual consent.[4]
On 12 January 2023, Pyunik announced the return of Malakyan.[5]
International career
Malakyan debuted internationally on 12 August 2009 as part of the Armenia national football team in a friendly match against Moldova. He played in the first half, then was substituted by David Manoyan.[6][7][8]
On 7 June 2011, Malakyan was the scorer of a double in the Armenia U21 youth team in a match against the Montenegro U21 youth team.
Honours
Pyunik
- Armenian Premier League (3): 2008,[5] 2009,[5] 2010[5]
- Armenian Cup (2): 2009,[5] 2010[5]
- Armenian Supercup (3): 2008,[5] 2010,[5] 2011[5]
Ararat Yerevan
- Armenian Cup (1): 2020–21[5]
References
- ^ Internaţionalul armean Edgar Malakyan a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploieşti!. fcpetrolul.ro (in Romanian)
- IDNES.cz.
- ^ Малакян перешел в "Бананц", fcbanants.am, Retrieved 2013-08-23 (Russian)
- ^ "Официальное заявление". fcararat.am (in Russian). FC Ararat Yerevan. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Official: Edgar Malakyan signs a contract with Pyunik". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "ARMENIA-MOLDOVA 1:4". armfootball.tripod.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Edgar Malakyan". armfootball.tripod.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Armenia vs Moldova". eu-football.info. 12 August 2009.
External links
- Edgar Malakyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Football Federation of Armenia
- Edgar Malakyan at Soccerway
- armfootball.tripod.com
- Edgar Malakyan at FootballDatabase.eu
- Edgar Malakyan at WorldFootball.net
- Edgar Malakyan at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)