Styopa Mkrtchyan ( hy, Ստոյպա Մկրտչյան; born 17 February 2003) is an Armenian professional

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who plays as a

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for

BKMA Yerevan BKMA Yerevan ( hy, ԲԿՄԱ Երևան or hy, Բանակի Կենտրոնական Մարզական Ակումբ Երևան; ''Banaki Kentronakan Marzakan Akumb Yerevan''), meaning ''Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan'', is an Armenian footb ...

, on loan from Ararat-Armenia, and the

Armenia national football team The Armenia national football team ( hy, Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, ''Hayastani futboli azgayin havak'akan'') represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of ...

Career

Club

On 1 July 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Mkrtchyan from a season loan to

. On 28 February 2023, Mkrtchyan returned to

on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.

International

He represented

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at the

2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth foot ...

. In March 2022, Mkrtchyan was called up to the senior

for the first time. Mkrtchyan made his international debut for Armenia national team on 24 March 2022 in a friendly match against

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, where he played the full game.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

* 2003 births Living people Armenian footballers Men's association football defenders FC Ararat-Armenia players Armenian Premier League players BKMA Yerevan players Armenia men's international footballers {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub