Gegham Harutyunyan (born 23 August 1990) is an Armenian professional

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who last played as a

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for

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Club career

Harutyunyan's first senior club was

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, with whom he made his debut for in the

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. Harutyunyan's first appearance in league football came in 2012 vs.

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. In his final campaign with Ulisses, Harutyunyan scored two goals in twenty-four matches; the last coming against Shirak in May 2014.

Gandzasar Kapan FC Gandzasar Kapan is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan, Syunik Province. The team plays in Armenian Premier League. The club headquarters are located on 18 Garegin Nzhdeh street, Kapan. The Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre is ...

completed the signing of Harutyunyan a month later. After scoring twenty-four goals in 2016–17 and 2017–18, which included four goals in a game with

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on 1 May 2018 – the first was Gandzasar's 400th goal in top-flight history, Harutyunyan departed Armenia to play in Kazakhstan for

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...

on loan two months after. A debut professional appearance arrived on 5 August versus Kairat. On 28 July 2022, Harutyunyan signed for

, leaving them on 7 February 2023.

International career

Harutyunyan was selected in

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's senior squad in October 2016 for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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. However, he was an unused substitute on both occasions.

Career statistics

Honours

;Gandzasar Kapan *

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: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harutyunyan, Gegham 1990 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Armenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Armenian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Ulisses FC players FC Gandzasar Kapan players FC Shakhter Karagandy players