| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samvel Melkonyan | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Winger, Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2008 | Banants Yerevan | 112 | (35) |
| 2008–2009 | Metalurh Donetsk | 16 | (15) |
| 2009–2011 | Banants Yerevan | 53 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2006 | Armenia U-21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2005– | Armenia | 29 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samvel Melkonyan (Armenian: Սամվել Մելքոնյան, born on 15 March 1984 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union) is an Armenian football midfielder. Samvel was also a member of the Armenian national team, participated in 29 international matches since his debut at home 2006 World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands on September 3, 2005.
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Samvel began his professional career playing for Spartak Yerevan. When Spartak merged with Banants, Samvel Melkonyan automatically transferred to Banants. He has been one of the stars at his new club for the past few years. Melkonyan transferred to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk in 2008, but his spell there was not successful and he returned to Banants the following year. In 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Iran in the Iranian Premier League. [1][2]