Zaven Badoyan

Zaven Badoyan
Personal information
Full name Zaven Levoni Badoyan
Date of birth (1989-12-22) 22 December 1989
Place of birth Yerevan, Soviet Union
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Banants
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Kilikia Yerevan 40 (2)
2008–2009 Gandzasar Kapan 20 (1)
2010–2011 Impuls Dilijan 54 (12)
2012–2013 BATE Borisov 16 (1)
2014 Gomel 29 (3)
2015 Pyunik 12 (10)
2015- Banants 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Armenia U-21 3 (0)
2011– Armenia 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2014

Zaven Badoyan (Armenian: Զավեն Բադոյան, born on 22 December 1989 in Yerevan) is an Armenian football player who currently plays winger for the Armenian national team and for Banants.

Club career

Zaven Badoyan was born in Yerevan. He is a graduate of the local school FIMA. But he first tried his hand at several other sports, and eventually decided to pursue a football career. At 6 years of age he went to football school FIMA, where his first coach was Levon Barseghyan.[1] At 16 years old, he was playing in the professional Armenian Premier League. In 2006, he signed a contract with Kilikia Yerevan advocated by over two seasons. In 2008, while serving in the Army, he played for Gandzasar Kapan, which came in third place at the 2008 Armenian Premier League and was the first medal of Badoyan's career. In January 2010, was meeting with Impuls Dilijan, which subsequently entered into a contract.[2] Badoyan become a major player in the team after spending 27 games out of a possible 28, the same number achieved by Arthur Petrosyan and Avetik Kirakosyan (captain).[3] In December 2011, Badoyan made a 4-year contract with the Belarusian club BATE Borisov.[4] With Badoyan as a member, the club has won the 2012 Belarusian Premier League and 2013 Belarusian Super Cup.

International career

In late April 2010, he was summoned to the youth Armenia U-21 national team of Armenia,[5] and on 20 May of the same year he made his debut in the junior youth team against Estonia.[6]

In 2011, Badoyan had come to the attention of the coaching staff of the Armenia national football team. It was because of his progression in Impuls Dilijan. Before the game in St. Petersburg, head coach Vardan Minasyan included Badoyan in his list for the upcoming match against Russia.[7] However, Badoyan was not chosen for this game day to play. Badoyan's debut took place on 10 August in a game against the Lithuania.[8][9]

Personal life

His favourite championship is La Liga, favourite club is Barcelona, favourite player is Lionel Messi and favourite coach is Pep Guardiola.

Honours

Club

Armenia Gandzasar Kapan

Belarus BATE Borisov

References

  1. ↑ Завен Бадоян: сейчас моя главная задача – попасть в национальную сборную (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Импульс" проявлет активность (in Russian). armsport.am. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Рекордное число игроков за сезон в составе "Импульса" (in Russian). armsport.am. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Футбол. Завен Бадоян заключил контракт с БАТЭ (in Russian). pressball.by. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  5. ↑ В сборные приглашены только местные футболисты (in Russian). armsport.am. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "20.05.10 Эстония 2 - 3 Армения" (in Russian). FFA.am. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Минасян опубликовал состав сборной Армении: Агван Мкртчян - вновь в первой команде (in Russian). armsport.am. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Сборная Армении крупно проиграла литовцам (VIDEO)" (in Russian). ArmFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Протокол матча Литвы — Армения (in Russian). FFA.am. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

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