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Yura Movsisyan
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Personal information
Full name Yura Movsisyan
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Randers
Number 9
Youth career
2005 Pasadena Lancers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Kansas City Wizards 28 (5)
2007–2009 Real Salt Lake 53 (15)
2010– Randers 20 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 3, 2010

Yura Movsisyan (Armenian: Յուրա Մովսիսյան) (born July 6, 1987 in Baku) is an Armenian soccer player who currently plays for Randers in the Danish Superliga.

Career

Early life and college

Movsisyan came to the United States seeking asylum in "late 2001 or 2002." Movsisyan does not consider himself Azerbaijani, saying "I am Armenian. I was born in Azerbaijan, Baku, but I am Armenian."[1] Upon coming to the US, the family settled in the Los Angeles area, with its large Armenian community. Movsisyan attended and played soccer at Pasadena High School, and played a year of college soccer at Pasadena City College before being discovered by MLS scouts prior to the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

Professional

Movsisyan was signed to a Generation Adidas contract and became the surprise of draft day, with the Kansas City Wizards selecting him with the fourth overall pick, the highest in MLS history for a player who did not go to a Division I college program or was not a U.S. youth international.

On the 2007 trading deadline, Movsisyan was traded to Real Salt Lake. Movsisyan was the player to score Real Salt Lake's first ever MLS Cup Playoffs goal when he scored the winner (and only goal) on November 1, 2008 on Rio Tinto Stadium, when the Utah side beat Chivas USA. Movsisyan signed a pre-contract with Danish club Randers FC on July 6, 2009, with an agreement to join the club following the conclusion of the 2009 MLS season. Having helped Real Salt Lake win their first ever MLS Cup championship that season, Movsisyan left the club and joined Randers on January 1, 2010.[2]

In Randers FC, Yura replaced the past season topscorer Marc Nygaard's position, from the first match of the spring season. In Denmark he established himself as a powerhouse, playing a major role in the saving of Randers FC from relegation from the Danish Superliga.

International

Movsisyan is eligible to play for either Azerbaijan or Armenia. He has stated that his goal is to play for the United States, but that he will play for Armenia if he is unable to play for the U.S. He is currently in the process of gaining United States citizenship.[3]

Club career stats

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup Continental Competition Friendly/Other Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals App Goals
Kansas City Wizards 2006 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2007 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5
Total 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5
Real Salt Lake 2008 22 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 25 8
2009 26 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 8
Total 48 15 7 1 0 0 0 0 55 16
Randers FC 2009–10 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7
2010–11 3 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 8 5
Total 16 8 0 0 4 4 1 0 21 12
Career Totals 92 28 7 1 4 4 1 0 104 33

Honors

Real Salt Lake

References

  1. ^ Combine presents land of opportunity
  2. ^ Movsisyan signs pre-contract with Randers, will leave RSL after season
  3. ^ Postcard from Europe: Movsisyan aiming for trophies with Randers, mlssoccer.com, 2010-07-21, retrieved 2010-07-21
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