Georgy Eduardovich Arutyunyan (Armenian: Գեորգի Հարությունյան; Russian: Георгий Эдуардович Арутюнян; born 9 August 2004) is a professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. Born in Russia, he plays for the Armenia national football team.
Club career
Arutyunyan started playing football in the academy of FC Krasnodar. In the 2021–22 season, he became the Youth Football League under-19 Russia champion.[1][2] He become Russia Youth Champion with FC Krasnodar at the 2022–23 season.[3][4]
On 7 August 2022, he played his first senior level match at Russian First League as part of Krasnodar-2 against KAMAZ.[5]
On 27 May 2023, Arutyunyan made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar against PFC CSKA Moscow.[6][7]
On 11 June 2023, he debuted in the Russian Cup against PFC CSKA Moscow in the final, playing the entire match.[8]
On 25 January 2025, Arutyunyan signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Puskás Akadémia in Hungary.[9]
International career
From 2019 to 2021, Arutyunyan played for the youth teams of Russia of various ages.[10]
At 18 years old he was called up to the Armenia national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus on 25 March 2023 and 28 March 2023 respectively.[11]
Arutyunyan made his senior international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played for the entire match.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Second League A | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Second League A | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Puskás Akadémia | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 November 2024[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Арутюнян Георгий Эдуардович". yflrussia.ru.
- ^ ""Краснодар" – победитель ЮФЛ-1". yflrussia.ru.
- ^ "«Краснодар» – победитель Молодежной футбольной лиги сезона 2022/23". yflrussia.ru.
- ^ "Арутюнян Георгий Эдуардович". yflrussia.ru.
- ^ "KAMAZ vs. Krasnodar-2". FC KRASNODAR.
- ^ "Krasnodar vs CSKA game report". Russian Premier League. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Георгий Арутюнян дебютирует в основе "Краснодара" против ЦСКА". sportball24.com.
- ^ "FONBET Russian Cup 2022/2023. Superfinal". RFS.ru. Russian Football Union. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Örmény válogatott védővel erősítettünk" [We strengthened with an Armenian national team defender] (in Hungarian). Puskás Akadémia FC. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Георгий Арутюнян". RFS.ru. Russian Football Union.
- ^ "26 man squad". FFA.am. FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF ARMENIA.
- ^ "ARMENIA VS. TURKEY 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Защитник "Краснодара-2" Арутюнян — о дебюте за сборную Армении: "Это большое счастье"". sport-express.ru.
- ^ "Georgiy Harutyunyan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
- Russian Football National League profile (in Russian)
- FC Krasnodar player profile (in Russian)
- Georgy Arutyunyan at Soccerway
- Profile at FFA.am
- Georgy Arutyunyan at WorldFootball.net