Armenia head coach announces squad for final two Nations League matches

Armenia national team head coach Yeghishe Melikyan has announced the squad for the team’s final two matches in the UEFA Nations League C2 group.

The Football Federation of Armenia announced the squad, according to Armenpress.

The following players have been called up:

Goalkeepers: Ognjen Čančarević – IMT Belgrade (Serbia), Arsen Beglaryan – Alashkert, Alexander Mishiev – Urartu, Gor Matinyan – Sardarapat.

Defenders: Artem Bandikyan – CSKA Moscow (Russia), Erik Piloyan – Urartu, Georgi Harutyunyan – Puskás Akadémia (Hungary), Styopa Mkrtchyan – Nürnberg (Germany), Nair Tiknizyan – Olympiacos (Greece), Edgar Grigoryan – Ararat-Armenia, Arman Ghazaryan – Urartu, Argishti Petrosyan – BKMA, Khariton Ayvazyan – Urartu.

Midfielders: Karlen Hovhannisyan – Akron (Russia), Ugochukwu Iwu – Rubin (Russia), Gor Manvelyan – Noah, Karen Muradyan – Ararat-Armenia, Karen Nalbandyan – Alashkert, Edgar Piloyan – Alashkert, Hovhannes Harutyunyan – Pyunik.

Forwards: Artur Serobyan – Ararat-Armenia, Edgar Sevikyan – Ceuta (Spain), Narek Grigoryan – Farul (Romania), Narek Hovhannisyan – Lechia Gdańsk (Poland), Artur Miranyan – Ironi Tiberias (Israel), Artur Gharibyan – Rodina (Russia), Grant-Leon Ranos – Tenerife (Spain), Zhirayr Shaghoyan – Ararat-Armenia.

Due to injuries, Henri Avagyan (Pyunik), Sergey Muradyan (Noah), Julio Bueno (Ararat-Armenia), Eduard Spertsyan (Al-Ahli) and Finn Geragusyan (Sunderland) will not join the national team.

Erik Simonyan (Pyunik), Kamo Hovhannisyan (Ararat-Armenia) and Vahan Bichakhchyan have only recently recovered from injuries and are not yet in full fitness to help the national team.

Armenia will host Cyprus on November 12 at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00. On November 15, Armenia will face Latvia away in Riga, with the match scheduled to begin at 18:00 Yerevan time.