Artur Gevorkýan
Turkmen footballer
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Artur Aleksandrowiç Geworkýan (born 22 November 1984) is a Turkmen former footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Aleksandrowiç Geworkýan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashgabat, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nisa Aşgabat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Şagadam | 17 | (2) |
| 2005 | Esil-Bogatyr | 12 | (1) |
| 2006 | Aşgabat | 23 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | Shurtan Guzar | 95 | (24) |
| 2010 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 22 | (2) |
| 2011–2016 | Nasaf Qarshi | 140 | (64) |
| 2016 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | 58 | (14) |
| 2019 | Ahal | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Persib Bandung | 9 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Ahal | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Turkmenistan | 19 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Of Armenian origin, Geworkýan was born in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmen SSR. From 2011 to 2016, Gevorkyan played for Nasaf Qarshi. Before joining Nasaf he played for Pakhtakor Tashkent. In 2011, Gevorkyan won 2011 AFC Cup with Nasaf, scoring 4 goals in the tournament and 11 goals in League matches.
In the 2013 season, Gevorkyan scored 18 goals, only one goal less than the best scorer Oleksandr Pyschur. He was named on 2014 Uzbekistan Football award ceremony the UzPFL Player of the Year. He was named four times UzPFL Player of the Month in the 2013 season. Gevorkyan became the league's best goalscorer in 2014, scoring 18 goals in League matches. In 2015, he won with Nasaf his first Uzbek Cup, scoring in the final match against Bunyodkor on 17 October 2015 first goal of Nasaf. On 17 February 2016 in the Uzbekistan Super Cup match against the current champion Pakhtakor, Gevorkyan scored in the 40th minute the only goal of the match, securing victory for his club.[1] He made significant contribution to the club's Cup victories in 2015.
On 4 March 2016, he was announced by the Uzbekistan Football Federation as the 2015 Uzbek League Player of the Year based on the survey results among sports journalists. It was his second such award.
In March 2019, as a free agent, he moved to the Turkmen FC Ahal, in the Ýokary Liga.[2]
In April 2019 on the rights of a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the football club Persib Bandung from Indonesia.[3] In August 2019, Persib Bandung and Artur Gevorkyan decided to terminate the contract by mutual desire.[4][5]
International career
He played for Turkmenistan futsal team at 2006 AFC Futsal Championship.
He made his debut for Turkmenistan on 11 October 2007 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Cambodia.[6] In his 2nd match for national team on 28 October 2007, 2nd leg match against Cambodia in Ashgabat ended with 4–1 score, Gevorkyan scored two goals.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shurtan | 2006 | 14 | 7 | 0 | - | 14 | 7 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | 3 | 1 | - | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | 29 | 6 | 2 | - | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2009 | 27 | 8 | 2 | - | 27 | 10 | |||
| Total | 95 | 24 | 5 | - | 95 | 29 | |||
| Pakhtakor | 2010 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 4 |
| Total | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 4 | |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 2011 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 11 |
| 2012 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | - | 33 | 21 | ||
| 2014 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 140 | 64 | 28 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 192 | 83 | |
| Pakhtakor | 2016 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | 2017 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 93 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 333 | 119 | |
International
| Turkmenistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 9 November 2016[8]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 October 2007 | Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Cambodia | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 17 November 2015 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Oman | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Nasaf Qarshi
- Uzbek Cup (1) 2015
- Uzbekistan Super Cup (1) 2015
- Uzbek League runner-up: 2011
- Uzbek Cup runner-up (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
- AFC Cup (1): 2011
- Lokomotiv
- Uzbek League (1) 2016
- Uzbek Cup (1) 2016
Individual
- UzPFL Player of the Month (5): March 2013, June 2013, August 2013, October 2013, September 2014
- Uzbek League Player of Year: 2013, 2015
- Uzbek League Foreign Footballer of the Year (2): 2013, 2014
- Uzbek League Top Scorer: 2014 (18 goals)
- AFC Cup MVP (1): 2011