Tigran Barseghyan (Armenian: Տիգրան Բարսեղյան; born 22 September 1993) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Niké League side Slovan Bratislava and the Armenia national team.

Tigran Barseghyan
Barseghyan playing for Vardar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Tigran Ashotovich Barseghyan
Date of birth (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Slovan Bratislava
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Banants 2 (0)
2009–2011Banants-2 59 (20)
2011–2013 Gandzasar Kapan 6 (0)
2011–2013Gandzasar-2 55 (16)
2014–2015 Mika 38 (9)
2015–2016 Gandzasar Kapan 21 (4)
2016–2018 Vardar 54 (20)
2019–2020 Kaisar 29 (12)
2020–2021 Astana 43 (10)
2022– Slovan Bratislava 66 (22)
International career
2014 Armenia U21 4 (0)
2016– Armenia 58 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:59, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Armenian capital Yerevan, Barsegyan played with FC Banants, FC Gandzasar Kapan and FC Mika in the Armenian Premier League.[1] On 30 August 2016, he moved abroad and signed with Macedonian side FK Vardar where his national teammate Hovhannes Hambardzumyan is already playing.[1]

After two-and-a-half seasons at FK Vardar, considered to be one of the best foreign players to play in Macedonian First Football League by media such as gol.mk[2] due to visa problems, he left the club, seeking a new one at the beginning of 2019.[2]

On 24 January 2020, FC Astana announced the signing of Barseghyan to a two-year contract.[3]

On 24 November 2021, Slovan Bratislava announced the signing of Barseghyan to a contract.[4] On 28 August 2024, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Midtjylland during the 2024–25 Champions League play-off second leg, qualifying his club to the group stage for the first time in their history with a 4–3 aggregate score.[5]

International career

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Barseghyan played with the Armenia U21 national team in 2014.[1] In 2016, he made his debut for the senior national team.[6] He participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. He scored a goal to tie a Nations League match against Liechtenstein, with his team ultimately winning. He scored the winning goal on a penalty against Romania.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 October 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mika 2013–14 Armenian Premier League 14 4 2 0 16 4
2014–15 24 5 5 1 2[a] 0 31 6
Total 38 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 47 10
Gandzasar Kapan 2015–16 Armenian Premier League 21 4 4 0 25 4
Vardar 2016–17 1. MFL 16 7 2 0 0[b] 0 18 7
2017–18 31 9 2 0 12[c] 2 45 11
2018–19 7 4 0 0 2[a] 0 9 4
Total 54 20 4 0 14 2 0 0 72 22
Kaisar 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 29 12 3 0 29 12
Astana 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 19 3 0 0 2[d] 0 1[e] 0 22 3
2021 24 7 5 2 4[f] 2 2[e] 1 31 10
Total 43 10 5 2 6 2 3 1 57 15
Career total 174 55 23 3 22 4 3 1 230 63
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances and goals in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of matches played 17 October 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 2016 3 1
2017 8 0
2018 8 1
2019 9 3
2020 6 1
2021 10 2
2022 8 0
2023 6 1
Total 58 9
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barseghyan goal.
List of international goals scored by Tigran Barseghyan[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2016 StubHub Center, Carson, United States   El Salvador 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 6 September 2018 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Liechtenstein 2–1 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3 8 June 2019 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Liechtenstein 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4 11 June 2019 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece   Greece 3–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5 12 October 2019 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein   Liechtenstein 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6 5 September 2020 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 1–2 1–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
7 28 March 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Iceland 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 31 March 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Romania 3–2 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 19 June 2023 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Latvia 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

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Banants Yerevan

Mika

Vardar

Kaisar

Astana

Slovan Bratislava

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tigran Barseghyan at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Барсегјан: Работната виза ми правеше проблем, веќе си барам нов клуб at gol.mk
  3. ^ "Тигран Барсегян –футболист Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Čo nevyšlo v lete, podarilo sa teraz! Do Slovana mieri zadarmo hráč s hodnotou 2,5 milióna eur".
  5. ^ "BELASÁ EUFÓRIA: Slovanu sa splnil sen, v Bratislave bude Liga majstrov" (in Slovak). teraz.sk. 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b Tigran Barseghyan at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ^ "Tigran Barseghyan total international caps". eu-football.info/. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ^ ""Астана" – обладатель Суперкубка Казахстана 2020". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.