Joakin Caparros Unveils Expanded Roster for Armenia National Team

The head coach of the Armenia national football team, Joakin Caparros, has presented the expanded roster for the national squad, which is preparing for matches against the teams of Liechtenstein (March 25), Iceland (March 28), and Romania (March 31) as part of the 2022 World Cup qualifying round.

The squad includes 31 players:

Goalkeepers
David Yurchenko (Alashkert)
Arsen Beglaryan (Urartu)
Anatoly Ayvazov (Urartu)

Defenders
Kamo Hovhannisyan (Kairat, Kazakhstan)
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Anorthosis, Cyprus)
Joao Jordi Monroy Ararat (Noah)
Andrey Chalysher (Apollon, Greece)
Hayk Ishkhanyan (Shirak)
Erik Simonian (Urartu)
Varazdat Haroyan (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Taron Voskanyan (Alashkert)
Arman Hovhannisyan (Pyunik)
Serob Grigoryan (Pyunik)
Hakob Hakobyan (Urartu)

Midfielders
Artak Grigoryan (Alashkert)
Solomon Ime Udo (Shakhtyor Karaganda, Kazakhstan)
Karen Muradyan (Ararat)
Eduard Spertsyan (Krasnodar, Russia)
Aram Kocharyan (Lori)
Yuri Gareginian (Noah)
Tigran Barselyan (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Khoren Bayramyan (Rostov, Russia)
Gevorg Ghazaryan (Lamia, Greece)
Zhivair Shagoyan (CSKA)
Edgar Babayan (Riga, Latvia)
Vahan Bichakhchyan (Zilina, Slovakia)
Petros Avetisyan (Noah)

Forwards
Sargis Adamyan (Hoffenheim, Germany)
Norberto Briasco Balekyan (Uracan, Argentina)
Alexander Karapetyan (Ararat-Armenia)
Arthur Miranyan (Urartu)

Absent due to injury are the team captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) and midfielder Vbeimar Angulon (Ararat-Armenia). Midfielder Arshak Koryan from Russian club Khimki has not yet regained match fitness after his recovery.

This is the first call-up for young players Erik Simonian and Zhivair Shagoyan. In fact, Shagoyan is the only player on the team representing the Armenian First Division. Also receiving their first call-ups are Aram Kocharyan, a midfielder from Vanadzor's Lori, and Eduard Spertsyan from Krasnodar. After a period away from the national team, midfielder Petros Avetisyan and forward Arthur Miranyan have been included in the squad again.