Nelli Stepanyan
Armenian association football player
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Nelli Stepanyan (Armenian: Նելլի Ստեփանյան) is an Armenian football referee, a futsal player[1] and a retired footballer. She has been a member of the Armenia women's national team.
Club career
Stepanyan started her football career in 1991 and played for «Kolej», a club which had quite high results at the time.[2]
International career
Stepanyan capped for Armenia at senior level during the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying and in a friendly match against Croatia on 6 November 2007.[3][4][5]
Referee career
After retiring from playing in 2011, Stepanyan became a FIFA referee, serving in both the Armenian Premier League and international matches.[2] She made her international debut as a referee and a fourth official in 2011.[6] She has mainly appeared in women's football matches, but she has also worked as a fourth official in men's Armenian Premier League.[7]
