Levon Hayrapetyan

Levon Hayrapetyan

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Personal information
Full name	Levon Sosi Hayrapetyan
Date of birth	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989
Place of birth	Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Pyunik
Number	20
Youth career
	Bramfelder SV von 1945
2004–2008	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Hamburger SV II	7	(0)
2010	Pyunik	4	(0)
2011–2013	Lechia Gdańsk	38	(0)
2013	Widzew Łódź	9	(0)
2014-2015	1. FK Příbram	2	(0)
2015–	Pyunik	7	(0)
International career‡
2008–2008	Armenia U-19	3	(0)
2009–2010	Armenia U-21	6	(1)
2011–	Armenia	29	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2015

Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenian: Լևոն Հայրապետյան, born 17 April 1989 in Yerevan), also known as Levon Hairapetian, is an Armenian football player who currently plays defender for the Armenian national team and the Armenian Premier League club FC Pyunik. He is the son of Olympic medal winning field hockey player Sos Hayrapetyan.

Club career

Hayrapetyan is the pupil of the German school of football. He played in the amateur Bramefeldere 1945 club and the youth team of Hamburger SV. As part of Hamburger SV II, he spent seven games. Hayrapetyan also played four matches for Pyunik Yerevan. Pyunik won the 2010 Armenian Premier League with Levon a member of the club. In January 2011, he signed a contract with Polish club Lechia Gdańsk for a half-year deal.

International career

He played as a member of the Armenia U-19 junior and Armenia U-21 youth teams.

On 9 February 2011, Hayrapetyan made his debut in the Armenia national football team in a friendly match with Georgia. Levon suffered an injury on 11 September 2012 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification away match against Bulgaria and underwent knee surgery in Munich. Hayrapetyan stated the operation went successful. He will be able to play again in about four months.

Personal life

Levon is the son of field hockey Olympic medalist Sos Hayrapetyan. His father helped him in training. Hayrapetyan also holds German citizenship. His father moved to Hamburg when Levon was a child in order to play and coach for field hockey club Uhlenhorster HC.

Honours

Pyunik Yerevan

• Armenian Premier League (1): 2010

External links

• Levon Hayrapetyan profile at 90minut (Polish)
• Levon Hayrapetyan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile on FFA's website
• Levon Hayrapetyan at Soccerway
• footballdatabase.eu
• armfootball.tripod.com