Tigran Barseghyan (Armenian: Տիգրան Բարսեղյան; born 22 September 1993) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Niké League side Slovan Bratislava and the Armenia national team.
 Barseghyan playing for Vardar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tigran Ashotovich Barseghyan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Banants | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Banants-2 | 59 | (20) |
| 2011–2013 | Gandzasar Kapan | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | → Gandzasar-2 | 55 | (16) |
| 2014–2015 | Mika | 38 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Gandzasar Kapan | 21 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Vardar | 54 | (20) |
| 2019–2020 | Kaisar | 29 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Astana | 43 | (10) |
| 2022– | Slovan Bratislava | 66 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Armenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Armenia | 58 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:59, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Armenian capital Yerevan, Barsegyan played with FC Banants, FC Gandzasar Kapan and FC Mika in the Armenian Premier League.[1] On 30 August 2016, he moved abroad and signed with Macedonian side FK Vardar where his national teammate Hovhannes Hambardzumyan is already playing.[1]
After two-and-a-half seasons at FK Vardar, considered to be one of the best foreign players to play in Macedonian First Football League by media such as gol.mk[2] due to visa problems, he left the club, seeking a new one at the beginning of 2019.[2]
On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing of Barseghyan to a two-year contract.[3]
On 24 November 2021, Slovan Bratislava announced the signing of Barseghyan to a contract.[4] On 28 August 2024, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Midtjylland during the 2024–25 Champions League play-off second leg, qualifying his club to the group stage for the first time in their history with a 4–3 aggregate score.[5]
International career
editBarseghyan played with the Armenia U21 national team in 2014.[1] In 2016, he made his debut for the senior national team.[6] He participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. He scored a goal to tie a Nations League match against Liechtenstein, with his team ultimately winning. He scored the winning goal on a penalty against Romania.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 October 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mika | 2013–14 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | ||
| Gandzasar Kapan | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 | ||
| Vardar | 2016–17 | 1. MFL | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | – | 18 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12[c] | 2 | – | 45 | 11 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 9 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 22 | ||
| Kaisar | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 12 | ||
| Astana | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 2021 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4[f] | 2 | 2[e] | 1 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Total | 43 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 55 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 230 | 63 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances and goals in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of matches played 17 October 2023[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barseghyan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2016 | StubHub Center, Carson, United States | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 6 September 2018 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | |
| 3 | 8 June 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 4 | 11 June 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 3–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 5 | 12 October 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 6 | 5 September 2020 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
| 7 | 28 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 31 March 2021 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 19 June 2023 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
Honours
editBanants Yerevan
- Armenian Premier League runner-up: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Armenian Cup runner-up: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Armenian Super Cup runner-up: 2010–11
Mika
- Armenian Cup runner-up: 2014–15
Vardar
Kaisar
Astana
Slovan Bratislava
References
edit- ^ a b c d Tigran Barseghyan at Soccerway
- ^ a b Барсегјан: Работната виза ми правеше проблем, веќе си барам нов клуб at gol.mk
- ^ "Тигран Барсегян –футболист Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Čo nevyšlo v lete, podarilo sa teraz! Do Slovana mieri zadarmo hráč s hodnotou 2,5 milióna eur".
- ^ "BELASÁ EUFÓRIA: Slovanu sa splnil sen, v Bratislave bude Liga majstrov" (in Slovak). teraz.sk. 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b Tigran Barseghyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Tigran Barseghyan total international caps". eu-football.info/. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ ""Астана" – обладатель Суперкубка Казахстана 2020". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.