Edgar Grigoryan (; born 25 August 1998) is an Armenian

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player who plays as a

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for Ararat-Armenia and the Armenia national team.

Club career

Grigoryan is a graduate of the

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Football Academy (previously Banants), and began playing football at the age of 6. At 30 July 2019 he signed a one-year loan deal with

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. Before the start of the

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season he returned to

. On 20 December 2022, he terminated contract with his native club by mutual agreement. 12 January 2023, he moved to Ararat-Armenia.

International career

On 15 March 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a friendly matches against

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and

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respectively, replacing

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who previously left the squad due to injury. Grigoryan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 22 March 2024 in a home friendly against

, coming off the bench. He was withdrawn from the squad for the away friendly match against the

due to the absence of a

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visa.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Noah *

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(1): 2019–20 Ararat-Armenia *

: 2023–24 Urartu *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grigoryan, Edgar 1998 births Footballers from Yerevan Living people Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's youth international footballers Armenia men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Armenian sportsmen Armenia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Urartu players FC Noah players FC Ararat-Armenia players Armenian First League players Armenian Premier League players