Valeri Tsarukyan
Russian footballer (born 2001)
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Valeri Armenovich Tsarukyan (Russian: Валерий Арменович Царукян; born 12 November 2001) is a Russian football player of Armenian descent who plays for Nizhny Novgorod.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeri Armenovich Tsarukyan | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Novaya Derevnya, Kochubeyevsky District, Stavropol Krai, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007– | Dynamo Stavropol | ||
| –2013 | DYuSSh Kozhanyi Myach R. Pavlyuchenko Stavropol | ||
| 2013–2014 | Krasnodar | ||
| 2014–2018 | DYuSSh Kozhanyi Myach R. Pavlyuchenko Stavropol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Truzhenik Arkhangelskoye (amateur) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Dynamo Stavropol | 27 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Fakel Voronezh | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Fakel-M Voronezh | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Volgar Astrakhan (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2023 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 20 | (1) |
| 2024– | Nizhny Novgorod | 26 | (3) |
| 2026 | → Akhmat Grozny (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 | |||
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Fakel Voronezh on 17 April 2021 in a game against Krylia Sovetov Samara.[1]
On 9 June 2022, Tsarukyan was loaned to Volgar Astrakhan.[2]
On 30 June 2023, Tsarukyan signed a contract with Alania Vladikavkaz for the term of three years, with an optional fourth year.[3]
On 21 January 2024, Tsarukyan moved to the Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4] He made his RPL debut for Pari NN on 3 March 2024 against Fakel Voronezh.[5]
On 10 February 2026, Tsarukyan was loaned by Akhmat Grozny, with an option to buy.[6] He returned to Pari in June 2026.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Stavropol | 2019–20 | Russian Second League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 18 | 4 | ||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Fakel Voronezh | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian First League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Fakel-M Voronezh | 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Volgar Astrakhan (loan) | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 4 | |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Akhmat Grozny (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 14 | ||
- Appearance in the relegation play-offs
