Gor Manvelyan

Gor Manvelyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մանվելյան; born 9 April 2002) is a Franco-Armenian professional footballer who plays for FC Nantes.[1][2]

Gor Manvelyan
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002
Place of birth Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfield, forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Nantes
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2014 FC Saint-Lô
2014–2015 US Granville
2015–2021 FC Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– FC Nantes B 31 (4)
2021– FC Nantes 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2023

Early life

Gor Manvelyan was born in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh, the Armenian enclave located in Azerbaijan.[3][4][5][6]

Having arrived in France at an early age, Manvelyan grew up in Pont-Hébert, La Manche, first playing football with FC Saint-Lô, before moving to the US Granville as an under-13.[7][8][9][10]

Club career

Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015.[8] During the 2018–19 season, he won the national U17 championship, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists with a team comprising the likes of Jean-Claude Ntenda, Lohann Doucet, Mohamed Achi, Jean-Baptiste Gorby and Quentin Merlin.[7][8][11]

The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National[4][5] and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the covid pandemic.[7][10][12][13]

He was also a standout in the 2019–20 Coupe Gambardella, as Nantes reached the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually also canceled.[10] Having scored a goal in the opening round against Lorient,[14] he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux[15] and Niort.[16]

In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first apparences in the professional squad.[7] He signed his first professional contract in April 2021.[3][10][12][17]

He made his professional debut with Antoine Kombouaré's first team on the 2 January 2022. He replaced Willem Geubbels during a 2–0 Coupe de France win against AS Vitré.[8][18][19] He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years,[8] and their 4th Coupe de France title.[20]

Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.[21]

Style of play

Coming though the FC Nantes academy as a versatile midfielder, he rose to prominence as an offensively minded player, mostly as a false nine, regularly scoring goals.[7]

He is described as a calm, good under pressure, technically gifted player, compensating his modest speed with great game vision.[5][7]

Honours

Nantes

References
  1. Gor Manvelyan at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. https://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=78257
  3. Ghazanchyan, Siranush (23 April 2021). "French Armenian footballer Gor Manvelyan signs for FC Nantes". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. Sukiasyan, Samvel (27 April 2020). "Discovering young talents: Nantes Armenian scorer". Armenia News. Retrieved 6 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Bourgoin, Charles (12 August 2022). "Nantes : Gor Manvelyan, zoom sur la nouvelle pépite du FC Nantes". Football 365 (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. "Académie - Gor Manvelyan, Made in FC Nantes !". FC Nantes (in French). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. Boudard, Jean-Marcel (22 August 2021). "Trois choses à savoir sur Gor Manvelyan, le dernier appelé". Ouest-France. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. Allaire, Baptiste (10 May 2022). "Un ancien joueur de Saint-Lô et Granville gagne la Coupe de France". La Manche libre (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. "Le jeune espoir du FC Nantes Gor Manvelyan revient à Pont-Hébert". La Manche libre (in French). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. Rey, Aurélien (26 April 2021). "Football : originaire de la Manche, il signe pro au FC Nantes !". actu.fr (in French). La Presse de la Manche. Retrieved 6 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Bourdeau, Denis (5 June 2019). "Johann Sidaner, leur entraîneur, présente ses jeunes joueurs champions de France". Presse-Océan. Ouest-France. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  12. Pereira, Alexis (22 April 2021). "Nantes : Gor Manvelyan passe pro". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  13. Bouchacourt, Jérome (23 March 2020). "U19. Gor Manvelyan (FC Nantes), l'éclosion d'un vrai talent". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  14. Le Sauce, Arnaud (15 December 2019). "Football. Gambardella. FC Lorient – FC Nantes : 0-5". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Gambardella : le grand huit pour le FC Nantes". Ouest-France. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  16. Teraha, Clément (24 February 2020). "Les Chamois éliminés par Nantes". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  17. Amirzayan, Krikor (22 April 2021). "Un Arménien, Gor Manvelyan (19 ans) a signé un contrat pro avec le FC Nantes". Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Nantes 2-0 Vitré, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Transferts : Gor Manvelyan (Nantes) pisté en Belgique". L'Équipe (in French). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  20. Bernard, Thomas (7 May 2022). "Coupe de France : 22 ans après, le FC Nantes décroche enfin un trophée". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  21. "FC Nantes : La confiance retrouvée de Gor Manvelyan". Ouest-France. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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