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Today, September 1, the Armenian national team begins a training camp at the FFA Technical Center/Football Academy, preparing for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Portugal and Ireland. The newly appointed head coach of our team, Yeghishe Melikyan, has invited the following players to the team:
Goalkeepers
Henry Avagyan - "Pyunik"
Ognjen Chancharevich - "Noah"
Arsen Beglaryan - "Alashkert"
Defenders
Kamo Hovhannisyan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Styopa Mkrtchyan - Osijek (Croatia)
Eric Piloyan - "Urartu"
Edgar Grigoryan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Georgi Harutyunyan - "Puskas Academy" (Hungary)
Nair Tiknizyan - Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Sergey Muradyan - "Noah"
Albert Khachumyan - "Ararat"
Midfielders
Zhirayr Shaghoyan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Narek Aghasaryan - "Vorartu"
Gor Manvelyan - "Noah"
Vahan Bichakhchyan - Legia Warsaw (Poland)
Eduard Spertsyan - Krasnodar (Russia)
Artak Dashyan - "Noah"
Edgar Sevikyan - Ferencvaros (Hungary)
Hovhannes Harutyunyan - "Noah"
Artur Serobyan - "Ararat-Armenia"
Daniel Aghbalyan - "Pyunik"
Ugochukwu Christus Iwu - Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Karen Nalbandyan - "Alashkert"
Attackers
Lucas Celarayan - Atletico Belgrano (Argentina)
Hrant-Leon Ranos - Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Norberto Briasco Balekian - Gimnasia La Plata (Argentina)
Tigran Barseghyan - Slovan (Bratislava, Slovakia)
"Faruly" midfielder Narek Grigoryan will not join the national team due to injury
The national team coaching staff:
Yeghishe Melikyan - Head coach of the Armenian national team.
Stepan Demirchyan - Goalkeeping coach of the Armenian national team.
Aghvan Ayvazyan - Assistant Head Coach of the Armenian National Team.
Roman Monaryov - Assistant Head Coach of the Armenian National Team.
Javier Mignano - Physical training coach of the Armenian national team.
PHOTO: FFA