Samvel Melkonyan

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Samvel Melkonyan
Personal information
Full name Samvel Melkonyan
Date of birth March 15, 1984 (1984-03-15) (age 24)
Place of birth    Yerevan, Soviet Union
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right Winger, Forward
Club information
Current club Metalurh Donetsk
Number 55
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002 - 2008
2008 - present		 FC Banants
Metalurh Donetsk		 100 (29)
8 (0)   
National team2
2003 - 2006
2005 - present		 Armenia U-21
Armenia		 15 (1)
21 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 11, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 1, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Samvel Melkonyan (Armenian: Սամվել Մելքոնյան, born on March 15, 1984 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian football midfielder, who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Donetsk. Samvel is also a member of the Armenian national team, and currently has 21 caps since his debut in 2005.

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Samvel began his professional career playing for Spartak Yerevan. When Spartak merged with Banants, Samvel Melkonyan automatically trasferred to Banants. He has been one of the stars at his new club for the past few years. Melkonyan's performances for the national team have alerted the interest of several European clubs, with scouts from S.S. Lazio, Celtic Glasgow and Hamburger SV, all present at recent Amernia NT fixtures, however in February, 2008 Samvel signed with Metalurh Donetsk.

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