Armenian footballer
Petros Avetisyan (Armenian: Պետրոս Ավետիսյան; born 7 January 1996) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alashkert.
Club career
Banants
Born in Yerevan, Avetisyan started his career at Malatia football school that later was renamed as FC Banants.[1] After progressing through the club's youth system, he became top scorer of Banants-2 in Armenian First league[2] in 2014–15 season and moved to the first team of the club.
On 11 November 2014, he made his debut in Armenia Premier League in away match against Pyunik.[3] In two weeks he already was in starting line-up of Banants.[4]
In 2015–16 he was one of the key players of Banants. The club won the Armenian Cup.
Pyunik
On 29 July 2016, Avetisyan signed for Pyunik on a six-month loan deal,[5] and played almost all the matches in Starting line-up of the club in the first half of 2016–17 season.
On 23 January 2017, he officially was transferred from Banants to Pyunik.[6]
At the beginning of 2018 he was linked to moving to Ukrainian clubs Zorya Luhansk[7] and FC Oleksandriya.[8]
Ararat-Armenia
On 27 February 2019, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Petros Avetisyan.[9][better source needed] Avetisyan made his Ararat-Armenia debut on 2 March 2019 in a 4–1 Premier League home win against Ararat Yerevan.[10] He entered the pitch in 55th minute and scored his first Ararat-Armenia goal in 90th minute. In the same season, Avetisyan won to the title of Armenian Premier League with Ararat-Armenia and became champion of Armenia for the first time.[11]
Tobol
On 12 January 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced that Avetisyan had moved to FC Tobol in the Kazakhstan Premier League,[12] with Tobol confirming the signing on 14 January 2020.[13] He made his debut for FC Tobol on 14 March 2020 in Kazakhstan Premier League Matchday 2 fixture against Zhetysu, as a 90th-minute substitute for Serikzhan Muzhikov. He became Kazakhstan vice-champion with Tobol.[14] On 19 January 2021, Tobol confirmed that Avetisyan had left the club.[15]
Noah
On 27 February 2021, Avetisyan returned to the Armenian Premier League, signing for FC Noah.[16] He helped his club with 5 goals to reach the second position in the league.
Shakhter Karagandy
On 16 February 2022, Petros Avetisyan signed a contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Shakhter Karagandy.[17] On 18 July 2022, Shakhter Karagandy announced the departure of Avetisyan by mutual agreement.[18]
Akzhayik
On 20 August 2022, Petros Avetisyan signed a contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Akzhayik. On the same day he scored his first goal for Akzhayik making it 2–0 in the game with Caspiy.[19]
Maktaaral
On 5 March 2023, Petros Avetisyan signed a contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Maktaaral.[20] He left the club in June 2023.[21]
Khimki
On 22 July 2023, he moved to the Russian First League club Khimki.[22]
Ararat-Armenia loan
On 15 January 2024, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Avetisyan on loan from Khimki until the end of the season.[23]
Alashkert
On 13 September 2024, Alashkert announced the signing of Avetisyan.[24]
International career
Avetisyan made his debut in Armenia national under-21 football team on 8 September 2015 in a home match against Romania.
On 3 November 2016 he was called up to Armenia national football team for the first time.[25]
On 13 June 2017 he scored his first goal for Armenia national under-21 football team as captain. It was against Gibraltar U21 in UEFA U21 Championship Qualifying Round of 2019 in Estádio Algarve, Portugal.[26]
He made his debut for the senior squad on 26 March 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Finland, as a 74th-minute substitute for Edgar Babayan.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 July 2022[28]
International
- As of match played 19 November 2022[29][30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team |
Year |
Apps |
Goals
|
Armenia
|
2019 |
5 |
0
|
2022 |
2 |
0
|
Total |
7 |
0
|
Honours
Banants
Ararat-Armenia
References
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