Gor Manvelyan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepanakert, Artsakh Republic | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Noah | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | US Saint-Lô | ||
| 2009–2014 | FC Saint-Lô | ||
| 2014–2015 | US Granville | ||
| 2015–2021 | FC Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | FC Nantes B | 32 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Nantes | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | FC Noah | 56 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Armenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Armenia | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2026 | |||
Gor Manvelyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մանվելյան; born 9 April 2002) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays for FC Noah and the Armenia national team.[1][2]
Gor Manvelyan was born in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh.
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.[3][4][5][6]
Club career
Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015.[4] 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.[3][4][7]
The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National[8][9] and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the COVID pandemic.[3][6][10][11]
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.[6] Having scored a goal in the opening round against Lorient,[12] he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux[13] and Niort.[14]
In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first appearances in the professional squad.[3] He signed his first professional contract in April 2021.[15][6][10][16]
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.[4][17][18] He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years,[4] and their 4th Coupe de France title.[19]
Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.[20]
In September 2023, he left Nantes[21] and signed for Armenian football club Noah.[22]
International career
On 22 May 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a friendly matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan.[23]
Manvelyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 September 2024 in a Nations League game against North Macedonia at the Toše Proeski Arena. He substituted André Calisir in the 86th minute, as North Macedonia went on to win 2–0.[24] Manvelyan scored his first international goal on 10 October 2024 in extra time to salvage a 2–2 draw against the Faroe Islands.[25]
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.[3]
He is described as a calm, good under pressure, technically gifted player, compensating his modest speed with great game vision.[9][3]
Career statistics
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 October 2024 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League |