Gor Manvelyan

Gor Manvelyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մանվելյան; born 9 April 2002) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays for FC Noah.

Early life
Gor Manvelyan was born in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh

Having arrived in France at an early age, Manvelyan grew up in Pont-Hébert, La Manche, first playing football with FC Saint-Lô, before moving to the US Granville as an under-13.

Club career
Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015. During the 2018–19 season, he won the national U17 championship, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists with a team comprising the likes of Jean-Claude Ntenda, Lohann Doucet, Mohamed Achi, Jean-Baptiste Gorby and Quentin Merlin.

The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the covid pandemic.

He was also a standout in the 2019–20 Coupe Gambardella Coupe Gambardella, as Nantes reached the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually also canceled. Having scored a goal in the opening round against Lorient, he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux and Niort.

In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first apparences in the professional squad. He signed his first professional contract in April 2021.

He made his professional debut with Antoine Kombouaré's first team on the 2 January 2022. He replaced Willem Geubbels during a 2–0 Coupe de France win against AS Vitré. He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years, and their 4th Coupe de France title.

Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.

Style of play
Coming though the FC Nantes academy as a versatile midfielder, he rose to prominence as an offensively minded player, mostly as a false nine, regularly scoring goals.

He is described as a calm, good under pressure, technically gifted player, compensating his modest speed with great game vision.

Honours
Nantes
 * Championnat National U17: 2018–19
 * Coupe de France: 2021–22