Erik Vardanyan

Erik Vardanyan
Personal information
Date of birth	7 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Yerevan, Armenia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Banants
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	Pyunik
2016	→ Mika (loan)
2020–2022	Sochi
2021	→ Pyunik (loan)
2022	Urartu
International career
2016–2017	Armenia U19
2017–2018	Armenia U21
2017–2022	Armenia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2022

Erik Vardanyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Վարդանյան; born 7 June 1998) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Pyunik

On 24 October 2019, Vardanyan extended his contract with Pyunik.^[1] On 27 October 2019, Vardanyan was sent off in a 4–2 defeat away to Ararat Yerevan,^[2] pushing the referee Henrik Nalbandyan and swearing at the opposition fans in the process. As a result, on 1 November 2019, Vardanyan was handed a six-month suspension until 30 April 2020.^[3]

Sochi

On 5 November 2019, Pyunik and PFC Sochi announced the transfer of Erik Vardanyan, with the transfer to be finalised on 1 January 2020.^[4]^[5] Erik was considered one of the most promising Armenian football talents at the time, and earned call ups to Armenia's senior national team. Even though his contract with Sochi was technically not active until 2020, he was not eligible to play for Pyunik due to disqualification, and therefore joined Sochi and started training with the squad immediately upon signing.^[5] The disqualification applied to the Russian Premier League.^[6]

Pyunik loan

On 10 July 2021, Pyunik announced the return of Vardanyan to the club on loan from Sochi.^[7]

Urartu

On 17 February 2022, Vardanyan signed with Urartu.^[8] On 29 December 2022, Vardanyan announced his retirement from football due to a knee injury, and that he would become a football scout for Urartu.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2022^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pyunik	2015–16	Armenian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2016–17		10	0	1	0	0	0	-		11	0
	2017–18		20	4	2	0	1	0	-		23	1
	2018–19		21	8	0	0	0	0	-		21	8
	2019–20		9	0	0	0	5	1	-		14	1
	Total		60	12	3	0	6	1	-	-	69	13
Mika (loan)	2015–16	Armenian Premier League	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Sochi	2019–20	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	-		-		1	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	0
Pyunik (loan)	2021–22	Armenian Premier League	11	3	1	0	–		–		12	3
Urartu	2021–22	Armenian Premier League	6	0	1	0	0	0	-		7	0
	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	7	0
Career total			79	15	5	0	6	1	-	-	90	16

International

Armenia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2017	1	1
2018	1	0
2019	2	0
2021	4	0
2022	2	0
Total	10	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2022^[11]

International goals

As of match played 3 September 2021^[11]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	9 November 2017	Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Belarus	4–1	4–1	Friendly	^[12]

References

^ "Էրիկ Վարդանյանը երկարաձգեց պայմանագիրը". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ "Ararat 4-2 Pyunik". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Эрик Варданян дисквалифицирован на 6 шесяцев". armfootball.com/ (in Russian). Arm Football. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Էրիկ Վարդանյանը տեղափոխվեց Սոչի". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Эрик Варданян стал игроком Сочи". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Новичок "Сочи" Варданян может пропустить полгода из-за дисквалификации, наложенной в Армении" (in Russian). Sport24. 5 November 2019.
^ "Official statement: Erik Vardanyan". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ERIK VARDANYAN" (Press release). Urartu. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ERIK VARDANYAN". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ Erik Vardanyan at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b Erik Vardanyan at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Armenia 4-1 Belarus". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[1] "Էրիկ Վարդանյանը երկարաձգեց պայմանագիրը". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[2] "Ararat 4-2 Pyunik". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[3] "Эрик Варданян дисквалифицирован на 6 шесяцев". armfootball.com/ (in Russian). Arm Football. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[Erik_Vardanyan_Sochi-4] "Էրիկ Վարդանյանը տեղափոխվեց Սոչի". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[Erik_Vardanyan_Sochi_2-5] "Эрик Варданян стал игроком Сочи". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Новичок "Сочи" Варданян может пропустить полгода из-за дисквалификации, наложенной в Армении" (in Russian). Sport24. 5 November 2019.

[7] "Official statement: Erik Vardanyan". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[8] "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ERIK VARDANYAN" (Press release). Urartu. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[9] "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ERIK VARDANYAN". fcurartu.am/. FC Urartu. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[10] Erik Vardanyan at Soccerway

[NFT_Stats-11] Erik Vardanyan at National-Football-Teams.com

[12] "Armenia 4-1 Belarus". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

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