Alik Arakelyan

Alik Arakelyan
Personal information
Full name	Alik Arakelyan
Date of birth	21 May 1996
Place of birth	Yerevan, Armenia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lernayin Artsakh
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–2013	Mika II
2012–2015	Mika
2015–2021	Pyunik
2021–2023	Ararat Yerevan
2023-	Lernayin Artsakh
International career‡
2012	Armenia U17
2013–2014	Armenia U19
2015–2018	Armenia U21
2018–	Armenia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:46, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Alik Arakelyan (Armenian: Ալիկ Արայիկի Առաքելյան; born 21 May 1996) is an Armenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lernayin Artsakh and the Armenia national team.^[1]^[2]

Career

On 15 June 2021, Arakelyan left FC Pyunik when his contract expired after playing 153 games for the club.^[3]

On 22 June 2021, Arakelyan signed with Ararat Yerevan. On 10 December 2022, Ararat Yerevan announced that Arakelyan had left by mutual consent.^[4]

Arakelyan made his international debut for Armenia on 19 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Hovhannes Hambardzumyan in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Liechtenstein, which finished as a 2–2 away draw.^[5]

As of 19 November 2018^[6]

^ Alik Arakelyan at Soccerway
^ "Alik Arakelyan". Footbl.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Official statement: Alik Arakelyan". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Официальное заявление". fcararat.am (in Russian). FC Ararat Yerevan. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "UEFA Nations League – Liechtenstein v Armenia". UEFA. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Alik Arakelyan". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2018.