Georgy Arutyunyan

Georgy Eduardovich Arutyunyan (Գեորգի Հարությունյան; Георгий Эдуардович Арутюнян; born 9 August 2004) is a professional football player who plays as a centre-back for FC Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar-2. Born in Russia, he plays for the Armenia national football team.

Club career
Arutyunyan started playing football in the academy of FC Krasnodar. In the 2021–22 season, he became the Youth Football League under-19 Russia champion. He become Russia Youth Champion with FC Krasnodar at the 2022–23 season.

On 7 August 2022, he played his first senior level match at Russian First League as part of Krasnodar-2 against KAMAZ.

On 27 May 2023, Arutyunyan made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar against PFC CSKA Moscow.

On 11 June 2023, he debuted in the Russian Cup against PFC CSKA Moscow in the final, playing the entire match.

International career
From 2019 to 2021, Arutyunyan played for the youth teams of Russia of various ages.

At 18 years old he was called up to the Armenia national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus on 25 March 2023 and 28 March 2023 respectively.

Arutyunyan made his senior international debut for Armenia on 25 March 2023 in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, against Turkey. He played for the entire match.