Styopa Mkrtchyan

Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Ստոյպա Մկրտչյան; born 17 February 2003) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Croatian club NK Osijek and the Armenia national football team.

Styopa Mkrtchyan
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 NK Osijek
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Ararat-Armenia 8 (0)
2021–2022 → BKMA Yerevan (loan) 30 (1)
2023 → BKMA Yerevan (loan) 9 (2)
2023–2024 → Osijek (loan) 9 (1)
2024– Osijek 5 (0)
International career‡
2018–2021 Armenia U17 6 (0)
2019–2021 Armenia U19 3 (0)
2021 Armenia U21 4 (0)
2022– Armenia 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Career

Club

On 1 July 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Mkrtchyan from a season loan to BKMA Yerevan.[1]

On 28 February 2023, Mkrtchyan returned to BKMA Yerevan on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.[2]

On 21 July 2023, Mkrtchyan joined NK Osijek on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.[3] On 23 January 2024, NK Osijek announced the permanent signing of Mkrtchyan on a contract until the summer of 2026.[4]

International

He represented Armenia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[5]

In March 2022, Mkrtchyan was called up to the senior Armenia national football team for the first time.[6][7]

Mkrtchyan made his international debut for Armenia national team on 24 March 2022 in a friendly match against Montenegro, where he played the full game.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 July 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ararat-Armenia 2020–21 Armenian Premier League 00000[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]000
2021–22 0000--00
2022–23 80200[lower-alpha 3]0-100
2023–24 00000[lower-alpha 3]0-00
Total 80200000100
BKMA Yerevan (loan) 2021–22 Armenian Premier League 30110--311
BKMA Yerevan (loan) 2022–23 Armenian Premier League 9200--92
NK Osijek (loan) 2023–24 Croatian Football League 10000[lower-alpha 3]0-10
Career total 4833000--513
  1. Zero appearances in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Armenian Supercup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 7 June 2024[11]
Armenia
YearAppsGoals
202270
202380
202430
Total180

Personal life

Mkrtchyan speaks Armenian, English, and Russian.[12]

References
  1. "Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ 1 տարվա վարձակալությունից հետո մեր կազմ է վերադարձել Հայաստանի երիտասարդական ու ազգային հավաքականների պաշտպան Ստյոպա Մկրտչյանը". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. "Արարատ-Արմենիայի» ու Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականի ֆուտբոլիստ Ստյոպա Մկրտչյանը մինչ մրցաշրջանի ավարտը վարձակալության հիմունքներով հանդես կգա ԲԿՄԱ-ում։". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. "MKRTCHYAN SE PRIKLJUČIO BIJELO-PLAVIMA". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. "MKRTCHYAN POTPISAO DO LJETA 2026". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. "Armenia U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. "Ստյոպա Մկրտչյան. Գիտենք Չեռնոգորիայի հավաքականի ուժեղ և թույլ կողմերը - Armsport.am". armsport.am.
  7. "Ստյոպա Մկրտչյան. "Իրականացավ մանկությանս երազանքը"". www.vnews.am.
  8. "Armenia vs Montenegro". 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. "Styopa Mkrtchyan on his debut for Armenian national team". sport.news.am. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  10. Styopa Mkrtchyan at Soccerway
  11. "Styopa Mkrtchyan". Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  12. "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.


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