Aviram Baruchyan ( he, אבירם ברוכיאן; born March 20, 1985) is an Israeli professional football player who currently plays for

Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem ( he, אגודת ספורט נורדיה ירושלים), also known as Beitar Nordia Jerusalem ( he, בית"ר נורדיה ירושלים) is an Israeli football club based in Jerusalem. The club was formed in 2014 ...

Career

He has been playing for

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Je ...

since Youth level. In the 2002–2003 season he moved to the Senior team. Baruchyan plays as a creative midfielder. He wears the number 8 jersey which is the same number that his famous uncle wore. His uncle is former Beitar legend

Uri Malmilian Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former football (soccer), football player and current coach (sport), manager. Early life and playing career Born in the neighbourhood of Mamilla in West Jerusalem, ...

. When

Avi Nimni Avi Nimni ( he, אבי נמני; born 26 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the ...

played in Beitar, Baruchyan handed him the number 8 since it is also Nimni's preferred number. Baruchyan wore temporarily the number 16. He made his debut for the

Israel national football team The Israel national football team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל, ) represents Israel in international football, and is governed by the Israel Football Association (IFA). Israel's national team is the direct successor of the ...

against

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on 13 October 2007. On 3 January 2012, Baruchyan signed with Polish team

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contra ...

a two-and-half year contract. On 20 September 2012, Baruchyan signed with Israel team Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On 9 October 2013, Baruchyan came back home and signed with

. On 23 October 2014, Baruchyan signed to

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. ( he, הפועל קטמון ירושלים) was the name of the club that is currently called Hapoel Jerusalem, an Israeli fan-owned association football club in Jerusalem. It was conceived and founded in 2007 by ...

. On May 25, 2018, Baruchyan left Hapoel Katamon. On 17 June 2018 Baruchyan signed to Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Personal life

On 27 October 2009, Baruchyan married his girlfriend Rikki in a traditional

Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""T ...

ish ceremony in Jerusalem.

Evyatar Baruchyan Evyatar Baruchyan ( he, אביתר ברוכיאן; born 24 August 1989) is an Israeli footballer. His brother Aviram Baruchyan played for Beitar Nordia Jerusalem with him, and today Aviram plays for Hapoel Katamon Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem ...

is his brother.

Honours

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested ...

(2): ** 2006–07, 2007–08 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(2): **

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

* Toto Cup Al (1): ** 2009–10 *

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Decla ...

(1): ** 2014-15

Notes

References

On Nov. 13, 2008 IMScouting has selected Aviram Bruchyan as "Player to Watch"
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baruchyan, Aviram 1985 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Polonia Warsaw players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Liga Leumit players Israel international footballers Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Poland Footballers from Jerusalem Israeli people of Kurdish-Jewish descent Israel under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders