Artur Petrosyan announces Armenian national team`s squad ahead of the World Cup qualifying matches
Head coach of Armenian national football team Artur Petrosyan announced today the squad for the two upcoming matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification round in Group E. As the country’s football federation reported, Armenia will host Poland at Republican Stadium in Yerevan on October 5, then will depart for Astana to play against Kazakhstan on October 8 at ”Astana Stadium”
The list of players, who will prepare for the two matches is as follows:
Goalkeepers
Grigor Meliksetyan (Gandzasar)
Arsen Beglaryan (Gandzasar)
Gor Manukyan (Pyunik)
Defenders
Taron Voskanyan (Nea Salamis, Cyprus)
Varazdat Haroyan (Ural, Russia)
Gaël Andonian (Olympic Marseille, France)
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (NHH Macedonia)
Kamo Hovhannisyan (Torpedo-Belaz Belarus)
Gagik Daghbashyan (Alashkert)
ArtyomMkikayelyan (Shirak)
Robert Darbinyan (Shirak)
Midfielders
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United, England)
Davit Manoyan (Nea Salamis, Cyprus)
Gor Malakyan (Stal, Ukraine)
Edgar Malakyan (Stal Ukraine)
Marcos Pizzelli (Al-Shabab, Saudi Arabia)
Gegham Kadimyan (Vorskla, Ukraine)
Arthur Yedigaryan (Alashkert)
Edgar Manucharyan (Ural, Russia)
Artak Grigoryan (Alashkert)
Artyom Simonyan (Alashkert)
Forwards
Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar, Macedonia)
Ruslan Koryan (CSKA Khabarovsk, Russia)
Sargis Adamyan (Jahn Regensburg, Germany)
To note, Hrayr Mkoyan, Artur Sarkisov, and Levon Hayrapetyan are not invited to the squad because of injuries, while Varazdat Haroyan and Gaël Andonian are disqualified for the match against Poland.