Harut Karapetyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harutyun Karapetyan | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993-1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||
| 1996–1998 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 73 | (18) |
| 1998 | San Jose Clash | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Armenia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Harutyun Karapetyan (born 7 April 1972) is a retired Armenian football (soccer) forward who played in the MLS for Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes and Tampa Bay Mutiny. Karapetyan holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in MLS history, scoring one in five minutes in June 1998, while playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy against the Dallas Burn; the Galaxy eventually won the match 8–1.[1]
Karapeteyan played for the Los Angeles Salsa in the American Professional Soccer League in 1993 and 1994.[2] In February 1996, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected him in the 7th round (74th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. On 7 August 1998, the Galaxy traded Karapeteyan to the San Jose Clash in exchange for Lawrence Lozzano. The Clash waived him on 2 November 1998.[3] In May 2000, he returned to San Jose when he signed with the Earthquakes.
References
External links
- MLS career stats
- (Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
- Harut Karapetyan at National-Football-Teams.com