Benik Hovhannisyan (; born 1 May 1993) is an

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Alashkert.

Career

One of his goals was scored in the last round in the

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for

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in a pulsating 1–2 loss to Shirak.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 28 May 2016''

Honours

Club

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References

1993 births Footballers from Yerevan Living people Armenian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Armenia men's youth international footballers Armenia men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Armenian sportsmen Armenia men's international footballers FC Urartu players FC Alashkert players FC Ararat Yerevan players FC Noah players FC Van players Armenian Premier League players Armenian First League players {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub