Artur Gevorkýan

Artur Gevorkyan
Personal information
Full name	Artur Aleksandrowiç Geworkýan
Date of birth	22 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Ashgabat, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Nisa Aşgabat
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Şagadam
2005	Esil-Bogatyr
2006	Aşgabat
2006–2009	Shurtan Guzar
2010	Pakhtakor Tashkent
2011–2016	Nasaf Qarshi
2016	Lokomotiv Tashkent
2017–2018	Qizilqum Zarafshon
2019	Ahal
2019	Persib Bandung
2020–2022	Ahal
Total
International career
2007–2019	Turkmenistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Artur Aleksandrowiç Geworkýan (born 22 November 1984) is a Turkmen former footballer who plays as a forward.

Club 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 his debut for Turkmenistan on 11 October 2007 in the 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]^[8]
Club	Season	League		Cup		AFC		Total
Club	Season	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
Pakhtakor	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
Pakhtakor	Total	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
Qizilqum Zarafshon	2017	20	4	1	0	-		21	4
Qizilqum Zarafshon	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	28 October 2007		Cambodia	3–1	4–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Артур Геворкян вернулся из Узбекистана в Туркменистан, заключив контракт с "Ахалом" | Спорт".
^ "Туркменский футболист Артур Геворкян перешёл в клуб из чемпионата Индонезии | Спорт".
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Artur Geworkýan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

External links

Artur Gevorkýan at National-Football-Teams.com
Artur Gevorkýan at Soccerway

[1] "Nasaf vs. Pakhtakor 1 – 0, 4 March 2016". soccerway.com.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "Артур Геворкян вернулся из Узбекистана в Туркменистан, заключив контракт с "Ахалом" | Спорт".

[3] "Туркменский футболист Артур Геворкян перешёл в клуб из чемпионата Индонезии | Спорт".

[4] Артур Геворкян и "Персиб Бандунг" расторгли контракт по обоюдному согласию

[5] Unggahan Artur Gevorkyan seusai Dicoret Persib Bandung: Thanks for All, Banjir Komentar Bobotoh

[6] "Cambodia vs. Turkmenistan 0 – 1, 11 October 2007". soccerway.com.

[7] "A.Geworkyan". soccerway.com. Soccer way. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[NFT_Stats-8] "Artur Geworkýan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

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