Tigran Benikovich Avanesyan (Russian: Тигран Беникович Аванесян; Armenian: Տիգրան Ավանեսյան; born 13 April 2002) is a Russian football player of Armenian descent who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Baltika Kaliningrad on loan from PFC CSKA Moscow.
![]() Avanesyan with FC Tambov in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tigran Benikovich Avanesyan | ||
Date of birth | (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Kaliningrad, Russia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2015 | FC Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
2015–2020 | PFC CSKA Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | PFC CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → FC Tambov (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2022– | → FC Baltika Kaliningrad (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Russia U16 | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Russia U17 | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Russia U18 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 |
He joined the junior teams of PFC CSKA Moscow in 2015, and was first included in their Russian Premier League squad in February 2017, but did not make any appearances for the senior squad in the next 4 years.
On 20 February 2021, he was loaned to Russian Premier League club FC Tambov until the end of the 2020–21 season.[1]
He made his debut for Tambov on 21 February 2021 in a Russian Cup game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut on 26 February 2021 in a game against FC Rotor Volgograd.[3]
On 1 June 2021, CSKA signed a new contract with Avanesyan that will run throughout the 2025–26 season.[4]
On 7 September 2021, he joined FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo on loan.[5]
On 9 June 2022, Avanesyan was loaned to FC Baltika Kaliningrad, where he already played on junior levels, for the 2022–23 season.[6]
He represented Russia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and appeared in all 3 games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.
FC Baltika Kaliningrad – current squad | |
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