Eduard Spertsyan
Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Մկրտիչի Սպերցյան; Russian: Эдуард Мкртычевич Сперцян; born 7 June 2000) is a professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Krasnodar. Born in Russia, he represents the Armenia national team.
 Spertsyan with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavropol, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Krasnodar-3 | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Krasnodar-2 | 74 | (17) |
| 2018– | Krasnodar | 55 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Armenia | 15 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Spertsyan made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 1 October 2018 in a game against FC Khimki.[2]
After scoring seven goals in the first nine games of the FNL season for FC Krasnodar-2, he made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar on 18 September 2020 in a game against FC Khimki.[3] On 28 October 2020, he made his European debut as a late substitute in the Champions League 4–0 home loss to Chelsea, making him the youngest ever Armenia national team player to ever play UEFA Champions League group stages, surpassing Henrikh Mkhitaryan for over a year and one month.[4]
International
On 17 February 2021, the Football Federation of Armenia confirmed that Spertsyan would join the Armenia national team in March to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers. Spertsyan made his debut for the national team on 31 March 2021 against Romania. He came on as a substitute at half-time, scoring in the 56th minute at the Republican Stadium. He scored the only goal in a match against Ireland in Yerevan for Armenia to get the win, as well as at the away game in Dublin as Ireland would go on to win 3-2 at the Aviva stadium.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 27 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | PFL | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | FNL | 11 | 0 | – | – | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 16 | – | – | – | 32 | 16 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 17 | ||
| Krasnodar-3 | 2018–19 | PFL | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2020–21 | RPL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 36 | ||
- Appearances in the FNL Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Spertsyan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Romania | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 4 June 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 27 September 2022 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
References
- "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 17 March 2018.
- "Безвыигрышная серия прервалась матчем с «Химками»". FC Krasnodar. 1 October 2018.
- "Krasnodar v Khimki game report". Russian Premier League. 18 September 2020.
- "Krasnodar v Chelsea game report". UEFA. 28 October 2020.
- Ireland shocked in Armenia as Spertsyan hits winner RTÉ News, 4 June 2022.
- "Eduard Spertsyan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- "Eduard Spertsyan voted Armenia's Player of the Year". Public Radio of Armenia. 26 December 2022.
External links
- Eduard Spertsyan at Soccerway
- Eduard Spertsyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Eduard Spertsyan at Russian Premier League