Hayk Ishkhanyan (; born 24 June 1989) is an Armenian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan (), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenia, Armenian professional Association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Sw ...

and the Armenia national team.

Career

On 21 June 2019, Ishkhanyan signed for

FC Alashkert Football Club Alashkert (), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni and after folding in 2000 re-founded in 2011. They currently play in the Armenian Premier League. The ...

. On 23 January 2020, Ishkhanyan was released by Alashkert to pursue a move abroad, however after initially signing for

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

club

Zhetysu Jetisu ( ) or Semirechye ( rus, Семиречье, p=sʲɪmʲɪˈrʲetɕje) or Heptopotamia is a historical region in Central Asia corresponding to the southeastern part of modern Kazakhstan. Name Jetisu is also transcribed Jeti-Suu (, ), Zh ...

following his release, Ishkhanyan returned to Alashkert on 4 March 2020. On 21 July 2020,

FC 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 ...

announced the return of Ishkhanyan. On 19 June 2021, Ishkhanyan signed for

FC Pyunik Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...

. Less three months later, 13 September 2021, Ishkhanyan left Pyunik to sign for

BKMA Yerevan FC BKMA Yerevan ( or ; ''Banaki Kentronakan Marzakan Akumb Yerevan''; ) is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan. History During the days of the Soviet rule in Armenia, the Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan was founded in ...

. On 27 June 2022,

announced the signing of Ishkhanyan.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Armenia goal''.

References

External links

* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Shirak SC players FC Mika players FC Alashkert players FC Gandzasar Kapan players Lori FC players Armenian Premier League players {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub