Varazdat Haroyan (Armenian: Վարազդատ Հարոյան, born on 24 August 1992) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta and the Armenia national team.
![]() Haroyan with Ural in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2008 | Pyunik | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Patani | 17 | (2) |
2009–2016 | Pyunik | 146 | (7) |
2016–2017 | Padideh | 25 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 55 | (3) |
2020 | Tambov | 8 | (0) |
2021 | Astana | 13 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Cádiz | 17 | (1) |
2022– | Anorthosis Famagusta | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Armenia U17 | 19 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Armenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Armenia U21 | 12 | (0) |
2011– | Armenia | 68 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2021 |
Varazdat Haroyan was born in Yerevan, and started football at the football school Pyunik Yerevan. In 2008, he played for Patani, for whom he made 17 appearances. [citation needed]
In 2009, he made his debut as a starter for Pyunik in the Armenian Premier League match against Gandzasar in Yerevan. Haroyan came off the bench in place of Arthur Yedigaryan at 90 minutes. That season Pyunik became the 2009 Armenian Premier League champion. Starting in 2010, Haroyan had always been a team regular, and becoming the 2010 Armenian Premier League champion and the winning the 2010 Armenian Cup and 2010 Armenian Supercup.
In March 2012, he became known to the interest of the German club 1. FC Köln, which sent an official invitation to Haroyan. Haroyan was earlier invited to attend the viewing, but in March 2012, decided to go to Germany.[1]
On 6 June 2016, Haroyan signed a two–year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor Sazi.[2] However, just one day later the transfer was cancelled by Tractor Sazi management after Tractor Sazi's supporters protests due to historical conflicts between Armenian and Azerbaijani ethnic.
Just hours after Haroyan's contract with Tractor Sazi were cancelled, he joined to another Iranian club, Mashhad based Padideh.
On 5 July 2017, he signed a contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[3] On 22 September 2020, his contract with Ural was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
Days after leaving Ural, Haroyan postponed a transfer to Greek club AEL Larissa due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[5] He later clarified that he was not enlisting to fight in the conflict.[6]
On 6 October 2020, Haroyan joined Russian Premier League club Tambov.[7]
On 15 February 2021, Astana announced the signing of Haroyan.[8]
On 27 May 2021, Cádiz announced the signing of Haroyan from Astana, on a two-year contract,[9] with Astana confirming his departure from their club on 24 June 2021.[10] He made his La Liga debut for Cádiz, starting in a 1–1 draw against Levante on 14 August 2021. Cádiz and Haroyan terminated their contract on 4 July 2022.[11]
On 12 July 2022, Haroyan signed with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract until 2024.[12]
Haroyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 August 2011 in a friendly match against Lithuania. He made his debut in official matches on 11 June 2013 in a 4–0 win versus Denmark.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pyunik | 2009 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2010 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
2011 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 146 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 8 | ||
Padideh | 2016–17 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
Ural Yekaterinburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 55 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 62 | 3 | ||
Tambov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
Astana | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Cádiz | 2021–22 | La Liga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
Anorthosis | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 264 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 308 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Armenia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 5 | 0 | |
2014 | 9 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 8 | 1 | |
2017 | 5 | 1 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 58 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 November 2016 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 13 November 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3 | 31 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Pyunik Yerevan
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