Aleksandr Karapetyan (; born 23 December 1987) is an Armenian professional

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who plays as a forward for Kilikia.

Club career

Karapetyan began his playing career in the German fourth-tier

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with Wehen Wiesbaden II,

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, SV 07 Elversberg and

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. In 2013, he moved to

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of the

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, and then on to

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before returning to F91. At the end of the 2014–15 Luxembourg National Division, his contract expired and he considered offers from China and Armenia but opted to remain in Western Europe, having trials at Germany's

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and

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before signing for

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in January 2016. In May 2017, he signed a two-year contract with the option of a third at

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. On 12 July 2019, he signed a contract with

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newcomer

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. He left Sochi on 31 July 2020. On 3 August 2020, Karapetyan signed a two-year contract with

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, also in Russia's top flight. On 9 February 2021, Karapetyan signed for Armenian champions Ararat-Armenia. Karapetyan left Ararat-Armenia on 7 June 2021, signing for

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the following day. Karapetyan left Noah after his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 December 2021. On 2 September 2022, Karapetyan joined Pyunik and then left the club at the end of 2022. In October 2023, Karapetyan scored four goals for Kilikia in their

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first round victory over

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International career

He made his debut for the

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in the

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on 11 October 2014, replacing Marcos Pizzelli for the last six minutes of a 1–1 draw with

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at the Republican Stadium in

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, one minute after Pizzelli's penalty was saved by

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. After over four years without a cap, Karapetyan was recalled in November 2018 ahead of

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away games at

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and

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. He scored his first international goal to complete a 6–2

win against the former on 16 November, and struck again three days later to ensure a 2–2 draw against the latter. In June 2019, Karapetyan scored in consecutive games to win

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qualifiers against Liechtenstein and

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. On 5 August that year, he netted again to give Armenia a surprise lead at home to

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in the next game of the campaign, but was sent off before half time in a 3–1 loss.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karapetyan goal.''

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karapetian, Aleksandre Living people 1987 births Footballers from Tbilisi Georgian people of Armenian descent Armenian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Armenia men's international footballers SV Wehen Wiesbaden II players F91 Dudelange players CS Grevenmacher players FC Victoria Rosport players FC Progrès Niederkorn players PFC Sochi players FC Tambov players FC Ararat-Armenia players FC Noah players FC Pyunik players Russian Premier League players Armenian Premier League players Armenian expatriate men's footballers Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia