Styopa Mkrtchyan
Armenian footballer
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Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Ստոյպա Մկրտչյան; born 17 February 2003) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Armenia national team.
.jpg) Mkrtchyan with Armenia in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Ararat-Armenia | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2023 | → BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Osijek (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Osijek | 34 | (0) |
| 2026– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2021 | Armenia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Armenia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Armenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Armenia | 23 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 1 July 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Mkrtchyan from a season loan to BKMA Yerevan.[1] On 28 February 2023, Mkrtchyan returned to BKMA Yerevan on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.[2]
On 21 July 2023, Mkrtchyan joined NK Osijek on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.[3] On 23 January 2024, NK Osijek announced the permanent signing of Mkrtchyan on a contract until the summer of 2026.[4]
On 2 February 2026, Mkrtchyan signed a contract with 1. FC Nürnberg in German 2. Bundesliga.[5]
International career
He represented Armenia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]
In March 2022, Mkrtchyan was called up to the senior Armenia national team for the first time.[7][8] Mkrtchyan made his international debut for Armenia on 24 March 2022 in a friendly match against Montenegro, where he played the full game.[9][10]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 December 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ararat-Armenia | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |
| BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | |
| NK Osijek (loan) | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| NK Osijek | 2024–25 | Croatian Football League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 4 | ||
- Includes Armenian Cup, Croatian Football Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2025[13]
| Armenia | ||||
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | ||
