Levon Hayrapetyan

Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenian: Լևոն Հայրապետյան, born 17 April 1989), also known as Levon Hairapetian, is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Levon Hayrapetyan
Personal information
Full nameLevon Hayrapetyan
Date of birth (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthYerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Left-back
Youth career
Bramfelder SV von 1945
2004–2008Hamburger SV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Hamburger SV II7(0)
2010Pyunik4(0)
2011–2013Lechia Gdańsk38(0)
2013Widzew Łódź9(0)
2013Widzew Łódź II6(1)
2014–20151. FK Příbram2(0)
2015–2016Pyunik25(1)
2016–2017Paykan20(0)
2017–2018Pyunik6(0)
2018–2019Alashkert10(1)
Total127(3)
International career
2008Armenia U193(0)
2009–2010Armenia U216(1)
2011–2017Armenia40(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is the son of Olympic medal winning field hockey player Sos Hayrapetyan.

Club career

Hayrapetyan is the pupil of the German school of football. He played in the amateur Bramefeldere 1945 club and the youth team of Hamburger SV. As part of Hamburger SV II, he spent seven games. Hayrapetyan also played four matches for Pyunik Yerevan. Pyunik won the 2010 Armenian Premier League with Levon a member of the club. In January 2011, he signed a contract with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk for a half-year deal.[1]

On 5 June 2019, Hayrapetyan was released by FC Alashkert.[2]

International career

He played as a member of the Armenia U19 and U21 youth teams.

On 9 February 2011, Hayrapetyan made his debut in the Armenia national football team in a friendly match with Georgia.[3] Levon suffered an injury on 11 September 2012 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification away match against Bulgaria and underwent knee surgery in Munich. Hayrapetyan stated the operation went successful. He will be able to play again in about four months.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.[5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 2015Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge, Switzerland  United Arab Emirates1–04–3Friendly

Personal life

Levon is the son of field hockey Olympic medalist Sos Hayrapetyan. His father helped him in training.[6] Hayrapetyan also holds German citizenship. His father moved to Hamburg when Levon was a child in order to play and coach for field hockey club Uhlenhorster HC.[7]

Honours

Pyunik[8]

Alashkert

References