Arman Ghazaryan (, born 24 July 2001) is an Armenian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Alashkert, on loan from

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and the Armenia national team.

Early life

As a youth player, Ghazaryan received interest from

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side OL.

Club career

Arman Ghazaryan started playing football at the age of 5, attending

youth school (formerly Banants FC). In 2012, he was recognized as the best defender of the championship as part of the Urartu youth team. In 2019, the young player temporarily began to play as part of the

BKMA Yerevan FC BKMA Yerevan ( or ; ''Banaki Kentronakan Marzakan Akumb Yerevan''; ) is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan. History During the days of the Soviet rule in Armenia, the Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan was founded in ...

, where, after playing 2 seasons and several months, in the winter of 2022 he returned to his native club. Since the beginning of the second half 21/22 season, he has been the main defender of his native club. In February 2025, he went on loan to Alashkert until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Ghazaryan represented Armenia at all age groups at youth level. He represented

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at the

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. In 2023, he was called up to represented Armenia at senior level. Ghazaryan made his senior international debut for Armenia national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to

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on 19 November 2022, where he came in off the bench.International Friendly – Albania vs Armenia
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Style of play

Mainly operating as a defender, Ghazaryan is known for his passing ability.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghazaryan, Arman 2001 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Men's association football central defenders Armenian Premier League players FC Urartu players FC Alashkert players FC BKMA Yerevan players Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Armenian sportsmen Armenia men's international footballers