Edgar Babayan ( hy, Էդգար Բաբայան; born 28 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Armenia national team.

Club career

Randers FC

Babayan born in

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, but later moved to

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. He started his career at

. On 11 November 2013, Babayan got his debut for

at the age of 18. Babayan started on the bench, but replaced

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in the 83rd minute in a 1–4 defeat against AaB. In February 2014, Babayan signed his first professional- and full-time contract ever, with

. Babayan scored his first goal for Randers on 9 July 2015, when he came on the pitch in the 59th minute, replacing

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, against

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n club Sant Julià in the

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qualifications. Babayan scored in the 73rd minute on a freekick.

Loan to Hobro IK

On 27 January 2017 it was confirmed, that Babayan would play the rest of the season on a loan at

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. Babayan got an injury against

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on 27 February 2017 in a friendly match, before the league began again. The first rumors were, that he had suffered a ligament injury, but later announced, that it only was a bad hamstring in the knee, that would keep him out for about a month. Babayan went back from the injury in the start of April 2017. He got his debut for Hobro in a 0–0 draw against

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when he in the 69th minute replaced

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. In the next match against

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, Babayan scored two goals in their 3–1 win. Babayan won the

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with Hobro, and the club was promoted to the

again. He was a very important profile in their hunt for promotion.

Hobro IK

After a successful 6-months loan spell, Babayan signed a permanent contract with the newly promoted

club. Babayan quickly became a key player for the team and made his breakthrough during the 2016–17 season. He was rewarded with a new contract in March 2018 until the summer 2021. On 1 February 2021, Babayan's contract with Hobro was terminated by mutual consent after he bought himself free, with Edgar expressing an interest to play on a higher level.

Riga FC

After leaving Hobro, Babayan joined

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champions,

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, on a free transfer on 15 February 2021. According to rumors from Danish medias, the plan was that Babayan should leave Riga again in the summer to join Cypriot club

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, who had the same owners as Riga. However, this rumor wasn't confirmed by any official sources. Babayan got his official debut for the club on 13 March 2021 against

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. He came on as a substitute in the 65th minute and scored the last goal in a 3-0 victory.

Pafos FC

On 7 September 2021

confirmed, that Babayan's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement and that he would continue his career at Cypriot club

. On 25 January 2022, Danish media learned that Babayan had had his contract with Pafos terminated.

Vejle

On 26 January 2022, Babayan joined

club

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on a deal for the rest of the season. On 16 May 2022, after a total of 15 appearances for Vejle, it was confirmed that Babayan would leave the club at the end of the season, as his contract was expiring.

Return to Randers

After a spell at Vejle, it was confirmed on 7 June 2022, that Babayan would return to his former club,

, from the upcoming 2022-23 season. Babayan signed a contract until June 2025.

International career

Babayan was born in

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n parents who emigrated to Denmark when he was three. He received his Danish passport in 2016, and one month later got a callup and debut for the Denmark U20 squad in a 2–0 loss to the Italy U20s. Babayan made his debut in a friendly game against

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on 30 May 2018, where he came in off the bench and played the last 30 minutes. He scored his first senior international goal on 18 November 2019, in a 9–1 away defeat to

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, in Armenia's final Euro 2020 qualifier.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Babayan, Edgar 1995 births Living people Footballers from Berlin Armenian men's footballers Armenian expatriate men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish people of Armenian descent German emigrants to Denmark Men's association football wingers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Latvian Higher League players Randers FC players Hobro IK players Riga FC players Pafos FC players Vejle Boldklub players Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Danish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Danish expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia