Erik Piloyan
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001
Place of birth Armenia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Urartu
Number 3
Youth career
Urartu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Urartu-2 35 (1)
2020– Urartu 24 (2)
2021–2022 → BKMA Yerevan (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 Armenia U17 3 (0)
2019 Armenia U18 4 (0)
2021– Armenia U21 2 (0)
2023– Armenia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Erik Piloyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Փիլոյան; born 29 January 2001) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club Urartu and the Armenia national team.

Club

Piloyan is a FC Urartu academy product who started his career as part of the backup team of Urartu, in the first league of Armenia,[1][2] combining this with rare appearances in the first team.

In July 2021, it was announced that Piloyan went on a one-year loan to BKMA, the newcomer club of the Armenian Premier League for the 2021-2022 season,[3] but already in January 2022, it was announced that he would return to his native club.[4]

After returning from BKMA, he continued to play for both the main and reserve teams of Urartu.[5]

International

He was called up to the Armenia U17[6] and Armenia U21.[7][8]

In March 17, 2023, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus, respectively.[9][10][11][12]

Piloyan debuted for the senior Armenia national football team in a friendly 2–2 draw with Cyprus on 28 March 2023, he played the full game.[13][14][15][16]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Armenia 202320
Total20

Honours

Club

Urartu

References

  1. ↑ "էՐԻԿ ՓԻԼՈՅԱՆ․ "ՈՐԵՎԷ ԹԻՄԻ ԹԵՐԱՀԱՎԱՏՈՐԵՆ ՉՊԵՏՔ Է ՄՈՏԵՆԱԼ"". fcurartu.am. March 11, 2020.(in Armenian)
  2. ↑ "ERIK PILOYAN: "WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR GOALS"". fcurartu.am. June 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "ERIK PILOYAN WILL PLAY IN BKMA". fcurartu.am. July 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "3 MORE PLAYERS RETURNED TO URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. January 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "ЭРИК ПИЛОЯН: "ДЕЛАЕМ И ПРОДОЛЖИМ ДЕЛАТЬ ВСЕ, ЧТОБЫ ДОБИТЬСЯ ХОРОШЕГО РЕЗУЛЬТАТА"". fcurartu.am. April 14, 2022.(in Russian)
  6. ↑ "Հայաստանի Մ17 հավաքականը սկսում է նախապատրաստությունը Եվրոպայի առաջնությանը". hraparak.am. October 7, 2017.(in Armenian)
  7. ↑ "2 PLAYERS ՕF URARTU FC WERE CALLED-UP TO ARMENIAN U-21 NATIONAL TEAM". fcurartu.am. March 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ռաֆայել Նազարյանը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի Մ-21 հավաքական հրավիրված ֆուտբոլիստների ցանկը". armenpress.am. November 4, 2021.(in Armenian)
  9. ↑ "Manager Petrakov announces Armenia squad list". sport.news.am. March 17, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Մի շարք ֆուտբոլիստներ առաջին անգամ են հրավիրվել Հայաստանի հավաքական". interfootball.am. March 17, 2023.(in Armenian)
  11. ↑ "ERIK PILOYAN: "IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO WEAR THE NATIONAL TEAM JERSEY, THIS WAS ONE OF MY MAIN DREAMS"". fcurartu.am. March 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքական են հրավիրվել 26 ֆուտբոլիստներ". armedia.am. March 17, 2023.(in Armenian)
  13. ↑ "Armenia vs Cyprus". eu-football.info. March 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Национальная сборная Армении сыграла вничью со сборной Кипра". armedia.am. March 28, 2023.(in Russian)
  15. ↑ "ERIK PILOYAN: I WILL DO MY BEST TO PATRICIPATE AS MUCH MATCHES AS POSSIBLE IN THE NATIONAL TEAM". fcurartu.am. March 30, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Էրիկ Փիլոյան. "Հավաքականում խաղալն ինձ կօգնի հետագայում"". vnews.am. March 30, 2023.(in Armenian)
  17. ↑ "Erik Piloyan". eu-football.info.
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