Armenia head coach Yeghishe Melikyan has named a 28-man squad for the national team’s final two UEFA Nations League Group C2 fixtures against Cyprus on November 12 and Latvia on November 15.
The Football Federation of Armenia announced the following squad:
Goalkeepers: Ognjen Čančarević (IMT Belgrade), Arsen Beglaryan (Alashkert), Aleksandr Mishiev (Urartu), Gor Matinyan (Sardarapat).
Defenders: Artem Bandikyan (CSKA Moscow), Erik Piloyan (Urartu), Georgiy Harutyunyan (Puskás Akadémia), Styopa Mkrtchyan (Nürnberg), Nair Tiknizyan (Olympiacos), Edgar Grigoryan (Ararat-Armenia), Arman Ghazaryan (Urartu), Argishti Petrosyan (BKMA), Khariton Ayvazyan (Urartu).
Midfielders: Karlen Hovhannisyan (Akron), Ugochukwu Iwu (Rubin), Gor Manvelyan (Noah), Karen Muradyan (Ararat-Armenia), Karen Nalbandyan (Alashkert), Edgar Piloyan (Alashkert), Hovhannes Harutyunyan (Pyunik).
Forwards: Artur Serobyan (Ararat-Armenia), Edgar Sevikyan (Ceuta), Narek Grigoryan (Farul), Narek Hovhannisyan (Lechia Gdańsk), Artur Miranyan (Ironi Tiberias), Artur Gharibyan (Rodina), Grant-Leon Ranos (Tenerife), Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Ararat-Armenia).
Several players will miss the fixtures through injury, including Henri Avagyan, Sergey Muradyan, Julio Bueno, Eduard Spertsyan and Finn Geragusian.
Erik Simonyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan and Vahan Bichakhchyan have also been left out after recently recovering from injuries, with the federation citing insufficient match fitness.
Armenia will host Cyprus at Yerevan’s Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on November 12, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 p.m.
Melikyan’s side will then face Latvia in Riga on November 15 at 6:00 p.m. Yerevan time.
