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Armenian footballer
Taron Voskanyan
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Full name |
Taron Genrikhovich Voskanyan |
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Date of birth |
(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31) |
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Place of birth |
Yerevan, Armenia |
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Height |
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Position(s) |
Defender |
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Current team |
Alashkert |
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Number |
3 |
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?–2010 |
Pyunik |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2010–2016 |
Pyunik |
136 |
(4) |
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2010 |
→ Pyunik-2 |
8 |
(0) |
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2016–2017 |
Karmiotissa |
28 |
(1) |
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2017–2018 |
Nea Salamina |
10 |
(0) |
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2018– |
Alashkert |
150 |
(5) |
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2011 |
Armenia U-19 |
5 |
(0) |
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2012– |
Armenia U-21 |
12 |
(1) |
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2012– |
Armenia |
46 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:06, 17 October 2023 (UTC) |
Taron Voskanyan (Armenian: Տարոն Ոսկանյան, born 22 February 1993) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alashkert and the Armenia national team.
Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Voskanyan was a pupil of the Pyunik Yerevan football school. Having begun his career with the youth team, he went to play for Pyunik-2, the reserve team, appearing in eight matches in second-tier Armenian First League during the 2010 season. The following season, he played exclusively for the first team in the Armenian Premier League making his debut on 2 April 2011 in a 0–1 away loss against Ulisses playing the full 90 minutes.[1] Months later, Pyunik won the 2011 Armenian Supercup with Voskanyan in the team.
International career
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As a player of the main team of Pyunik, Voskanyan was invited into the ranks of the Armenia U-19 junior team at 19 years of age, and first played for the team on 21 October 2011 against peers from Slovakia U-19. Armenia won 2–1.[2] He subsequently had a few more games with the youth team.
He was a player of the Armenia U-21 team scoring on his debut on 12 June 2013 in a 4–1 win against Andorra U-21.[3]
Voskanyan was first called up to the senior Armenia national football team for a match against the Italy national team on 12 October 2012.[4] His debut came in the next game on 14 November 2012 a 4–2 victory against Lithuania with Voskanyan replacing Robert Arzumanyan after 29 minutes.[5]
Voskanyan in a May 2014 friendly, defending against Yacine Brahimi of Algeria
- As of match played 28 May 2022[6]
- As of match played 17 October 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team |
Year |
Apps |
Goals
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Armenia
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2012 |
1 |
0
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2013 |
4 |
0
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2014 |
7 |
0
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2015 |
1 |
0
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2016 |
6 |
0
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2017 |
5 |
0
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2018 |
1 |
0
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2019 |
2 |
0
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2020 |
4 |
0
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2021 |
8 |
0
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2022 |
5 |
0
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2023 |
2 |
0
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Total |
46 |
0
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- Pyunik
- Alashkert