Gor Manvelyan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfield, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Noah | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2014 | FC Saint-Lô | ||
2014–2015 | US Granville | ||
2015–2021 | FC Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | FC Nantes B | 32 | (4) |
2023– | FC Noah | 21 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Armenia U21 | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Armenia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 |
Gor Manvelyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մանվելյան; born 9 April 2002) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays for FC Noah and the Armenia national team.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5][6]
Club career
Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015.[4] 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.[3][4][7]
The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National[8][9] and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the covid pandemic.[3][6][10][11]
He was also a standout in the 2019–20 [fr] Coupe Gambardella, as Nantes reached the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually also canceled.[6] Having scored a goal in the opening round against Lorient,[12] he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux[13] and Niort.[14]
In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first apparences in the professional squad.[3] He signed his first professional contract in April 2021.[15][6][10][16]
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.[4][17][18] He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years,[4] and their 4th Coupe de France title.[19]
Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.[20]
International career
Manvelyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 September 2024 in a Nations League game against North Macedonia at the Toše Proeski Arena. He substituted André Calisir in the 86th minute, North Macedonia won 2–0.[21]
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.[3]
He is described as a calm, good under pressure, technically gifted player, compensating his modest speed with great game vision.[9][3]
Career statistics
International
- As of 10 September 2024[22]
Armenia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Nantes
- Championnat National U17: 2018–19[3][4][7]
- Coupe de France: 2021–22[4][19]
References
- ^ Gor Manvelyan at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=78257
- ^ a b c d e f g Boudard, Jean-Marcel (22 August 2021). "Trois choses à savoir sur Gor Manvelyan, le dernier appelé". Ouest-France. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Allaire, Baptiste (10 May 2022). "Un ancien joueur de Saint-Lô et Granville gagne la Coupe de France". La Manche libre [fr] (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Le jeune espoir du FC Nantes Gor Manvelyan revient à Pont-Hébert". La Manche libre (in French). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Rey, Aurélien (26 April 2021). "Football : originaire de la Manche, il signe pro au FC Nantes !". actu.fr [fr] (in French). La Presse de la Manche [fr]. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Bourdeau, Denis (5 June 2019). "Johann Sidaner, leur entraîneur, présente ses jeunes joueurs champions de France". Presse-Océan [fr]. Ouest-France. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Sukiasyan, Samvel (27 April 2020). "Discovering young talents: Nantes Armenian scorer". Armenia News. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Bourgoin, Charles (12 August 2022). "Nantes : Gor Manvelyan, zoom sur la nouvelle pépite du FC Nantes". Football 365 (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Pereira, Alexis (22 April 2021). "Nantes : Gor Manvelyan passe pro". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Bouchacourt, Jérome (23 March 2020). "U19. Gor Manvelyan (FC Nantes), l'éclosion d'un vrai talent". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Le Sauce, Arnaud (15 December 2019). "Football. Gambardella. FC Lorient – FC Nantes : 0-5". Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Gambardella : le grand huit pour le FC Nantes". Ouest-France. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Teraha, Clément (24 February 2020). "Les Chamois éliminés par Nantes". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (23 April 2021). "French Armenian footballer Gor Manvelyan signs for FC Nantes". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Amirzayan, Krikor (22 April 2021). "Un Arménien, Gor Manvelyan (19 ans) a signé un contrat pro avec le FC Nantes". Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine [fr]. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Maltret, Laurent (2 January 2022). "Nantes 2-0 Vitré, Coupe de France , résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Transferts : Gor Manvelyan (Nantes) pisté en Belgique". L'Équipe (in French). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Bernard, Thomas (7 May 2022). "Coupe de France : 22 ans après, le FC Nantes décroche enfin un trophée". actu.fr [fr] (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "FC Nantes : La confiance retrouvée de Gor Manvelyan". Ouest-France. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia v Armenia game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Football player Gor Manvelyan". eu-football.info.
External links
- Gor Manvelyan at Soccerway
- Gor Manvelyan at FootballDatabase.eu
- Gor Manvelyan at WorldFootball.net