Yerhishe Melikyan Publishes List of National Team Players

The head coach of the Armenian national team, Yerhishe Melikyan, has announced the list of players called up for the national team in preparation for the matches against Hungary and Ireland in the European qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup.

Goalkeepers
Henrikh Avagyan - "Pyunic"
Ognjen Chancharevic - "Noah"
Arsen Beglaryan - "Alashkert"

Defenders
Kamo Hovhannisyan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Sergei Muradyan - "Noah"
Styopa Mkrtchyan - "Osijek" (Croatia)
Erik Piloyan - "Urartu"
Edgar Grigoryan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Georgi Harutyunyan - "Puskas Academy" (Hungary)
Nair Tiknizyan - "Crvena Zvezda" (Serbia)
Erik Simonyan - "Urartu"
David Davidian - "Rotor Volgograd" (Russia)

Midfielders
Narek Aghasyan - "Urartu"
Edward Spertseyan - "Krasnodar" (Russia)
Ugochukwu Iwu - "Rubin" (Kazan, Russia)
Karen Nalbandyan - "Alashkert"
Karen Muradyan - "Ararat-Armenia"

Forwards
Lucas Zelarayan - "Atlético Belgrano" (Argentina)
Hrant-Leon Ranos - "Borussia Mönchengladbach" (Germany)
Tigran Barseghyan - "Slovan" (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Arthur Miranyan - "Bnei Sakhnin" (Israel)
Jirair Shaghoyan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Vahan Bichakhchyan - "Legia" (Warsaw, Poland)
Edgar Sevakyan - "Akron" (Russia)
Arthur Serobyan - "Ararat-Armenia"

The Armenian national team will hold a training camp from October 6 at the HFF Technical Center/Football Academy. On October 11, the national team will face Hungary at the Puskas Arena. Three days later, they will host Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.