Armenia manager unveils squad for upcoming matches

The head coach of Armenia’s national football team, Oleksandr Petrakov, has announced the Armenian squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Latvia and a friendly match against North Macedonia, the Football Federation of Armenia reported on Tuesday.

The following players have been called up to the national team:

Goalkeepers
Ognjen Cancarevic – FC Alashkert
Arsen Beglaryan – FC Ararat-Armenia
Stanislav Buchnev – FC Pyunik

Defenders
Varazdat Haroyan – FC Astana (Kazakhstan)
Kamo Hovhannisyan - FC Astana (Kazakhstan)
Georgi Harutyunyan – FC Krasnodar (Russia)
Nair Tiknizyan – FC Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
Andre Calisir – IF Brommapojkarna (Sweden)
Styopa Mkrtchyan – NK Osijek (Croatia)
Zhirayr Margaryan – FC Urartu
Erik Piloyan – FC Urartu
Taron Voskanyan – FC Alashkert

Midfielders/Forwards
Eduard Spertsyan – FC Krasnodar (Russia)
Tigran Barseghyan – FC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
Vahan Bichakhchyan – Pogon Szczecin (Poland)
Lucas Zelarayan – Al-Fateh SC (Saudi Arabia)
Ugochukwu Iwu – FC Rubin (Russia)
Edgar Sevikyan – FC Pari (Nizhny Novgorod)
Artak Dashyan – FC Pyunik
Hovhannes Harutyunyan - FC Pyunik
Wbeymar Angulo – FC Alashkert
Artur Serobyan – Casa Pia (Portugal)
Grant-Leon Ranos – Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany)
Norberto Briasco Balekian – Boca Juniors (Argentina)

Armenia's national team will hold a training camp at the FFA Technical Centre/Football Academy starting October 8. The team will leave for Riga on October 10 to face off Latvia on October 12. A friendly match between Armenia and North Macedonia is scheduled for October 17.