Artur Geworkýan
Artur Aleksandrowiç Gevorkýan (born 22 November 1984) is a professional Turkmen footballer who currently plays for FC Ahal and the Turkmenistan national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Aleksandrowiç Gevorkýan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Ahal | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nisa Aşgabat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Şagadam | 17 | (2) |
| 2005 | Esil-Bogatyr | 12 | (1) |
| 2006 | Aşgabat | 23 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | Shurtan Guzar | 95 | (24) |
| 2010 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 22 | (2) |
| 2011–2016 | Nasaf Qarshi | 140 | (64) |
| 2016 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | 58 | (14) |
| 2019 | FC Ahal | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Persib Bandung | 9 | (3) |
| 2020- | FC Ahal | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Turkmenistan | 19 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2017 | |||
Career
Of Armenian origin, Gevorkyan currently plays for Nasaf Qarshi since 2011. Before joining Nasaf he played for Pakhtakor Tashkent. In 2011 Gevorkyan won 2011 AFC Cup with Nasaf, scoring 4 goals in tournament and 11 goals in League matches.
In 2013 season Gevorkyan scored 18 goals, only one goal less than best scorer Oleksandr Pyschur. He was named on 2014 Uzbekistan Football award ceremony the UzPFL Player of the Year. He was named four times UzPFL Player of the Month in 2013 season. Gevorkyan became in 2014 best League goalscorer, scoring again 18 goals in League matches. In 2015, he won with Nasaf his first Uzbek Cup, scoring in final match against Bunyodkor on 17 October 2015 first goal of Nasaf. On 17 February 2016 in Uzbekistan Super Cup match against the current champion Pakhtakor Gevorkyan scored on 40-minute the only goal of the match, securing victory of his club.[1] He made significant contribution to the club's Cup victories in 2015.
On 4 March 2016 he was announced by Uzbekistan Football Federation for the 2nd time Uzbek League Player of Year in 2015 according to the survey results among sport journalists.
In March 2019 as a free agent, he moved to the Turkmen FC Ahal, in the Ýokary Liga.[2]
In April 2019 on the rights of a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the football club Persib Bandung from Indonesia.[3] In August 2019, Persib Bandung and Artur Gevorkyan decided to terminate the contract by mutual desire.[4][5]
International career
He played for Turkmenistan futsal team at 2006 AFC Futsal Championship.
He made debut for Turkmenistan on 11 October 2007 in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cambodia.[6] In his 2nd match for national team on 28 October 2007, 2nd leg match against Cambodia in Ashgabat ended with 4–1 score, Gevorkyan scored two goals.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shurtan | 2006 | 14 | 7 | 0 | - | 14 | 7 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | 3 | 1 | - | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | 29 | 6 | 2 | - | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2009 | 27 | 8 | 2 | - | 27 | 10 | |||
| Total | 95 | 24 | 5 | - | 95 | 29 | |||
| Pakhtakor | 2010 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 4 |
| Total | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 4 | |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2011 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 11 |
| 2012 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | - | 33 | 21 | ||
| 2014 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 140 | 64 | 28 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 192 | 83 | |
| Pakhtakor | 2016 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | 2017 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 93 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 333 | 119 | |
International
| Turkmenistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 November 2016[8]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 October 2007 | Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Cambodia | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 17 November 2015 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Oman | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Nasaf Qarshi
- Uzbek Cup (1) 2015
- Uzbekistan Super Cup (1) 2015
- Uzbek League runner-up: 2011
- Uzbek Cup runner-up (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
- AFC Cup (1): 2011
- Lokomotiv
- Uzbek League (1) 2016
- Uzbek Cup (1) 2016
Individual
- UzPFL Player of the Month (5): March 2013, June 2013, August 2013, October 2013, September 2014
- Uzbek League Player of Year: 2013, 2015
- Uzbek League Foreign Footballer of the Year (2): 2013, 2014
- Uzbek League Top Scorer: 2014 (18 goals)
- AFC Cup MVP (1): 2011
References
- "Nasaf vs. Pakhtakor 1 – 0, 4 March 2016". soccerway.com.
- Артур Геворкян и "Персиб Бандунг" расторгли контракт по обоюдному согласию
- Unggahan Artur Gevorkyan seusai Dicoret Persib Bandung: Thanks for All, Banjir Komentar Bobotoh
- "Cambodia vs. Turkmenistan 0 – 1, 11 October 2007". soccerway.com.
- "A.Geworkyan". soccerway.com. Soccer way. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Artur Geworkýan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links
- Artur Geworkýan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Artur Geworkýan at Soccerway