Levon Pachajyan
Levon Pachajyan (Armenian: Լեւոն Պաչաջյան; born 20 September 1983, in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian football midfielder. He currently plays for the Swedish club Linköping City. He is a former member of the Armenia national team. Levon was voted as best Armenian footballer of 2007 season.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Levon Pachajyan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Linköping City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Kotayk Abovian | ||
| 2002–2003 | Zvartnots Yerevan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Pyunik Yerevan | 100 | (37) |
| 2008–2009 | GAIS | 27 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Fredrikstad FK (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Sanat Naft | 55 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Shirak Gyumri | 23 | (3) |
| 2013 | FC Mika | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Assyriska FF | 22 | (0) |
| 2015 | Arameiska-Syrianska | 19 | (2) |
| 2016 | Södertälje FK | 22 | (5) |
| 2017– | Linköping City | 54 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2005 | Armenia U-21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2004–2011 | Armenia | 37 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2018 | |||
Club career
Pachajyan joined Swedish side GAIS in 2008 on a contract that ran until 2013. Norwegian team Fredrikstad FK loaned him for the period of 1 March – 31 July 2009.[2] He debuted for Fredrikstad in a friendly match against IFK Göteborg on 19 February 2009. He made his debut in the Norwegian Tippeliga against Bodø/Glimt. The loan with Fredrikstad expired during the summer of 2009, and in September GAIS terminated his contract.
Club career Stats
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Total | |||||
| 2009–10 | Sanat Naft | Azadegan League | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010–11 | Persian Gulf Cup | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 12 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 10-11 | Sanat Naft | 8 |
| 11-12 | Sanat Naft | 4 |
International career
Pachajyan made his debut in an away friendly match against Hungary on 18 February 2004. He scored his first goal for Armenia on 28 May 2008 against Moldova in a friendly match and also assisted in another goal.
National team statistics
| Armenia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 2 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2008 | Tiraspol, Moldova |  Moldova | 2-2 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 March 2010 | Antalya, Turkey |  Belarus | 1-3 | Lost | Friendly |
Achievements
- Armenian Premier League with Pyunik Yerevan: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Armenian Cup with Pyunik Yerevan: 2004
- Armenian Supercup with Pyunik Yerevan: 2003, 2004, 2006
External links
- Levon Pachajyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Levon lämnar GAIS ("Levon leaves GAIS"). gais.se. Accessed 16 September 2009. (in Swedish)
- Levon Pachajyan at Soccerway
References
- Best football player of Armenia will leave for Sweden Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, from A1PLUS, retrieved 26 January 2008
- Levon is on the way to Fredrikstad Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, from GAIS official website, retrieved 18 February 2009