Ararat Arakelyan is an Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n football

Football (soccer)

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 defender

Defender (football)

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/midfielder

Midfielder

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. He currently plays for the Armenian Premier League

Armenian Premier League

The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. The seasons run from spring to fall...

 club Banants Yerevan

FC Banants

Football Club Banants is an Armenian professional football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.- Banants Kotayk :...

. He is the older brother of Artashes Arakelyan.
Ararat is also a member of the Armenia national team

Armenia national football team

The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia...

, and has participated in 33 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut in away friendly match

Exhibition game

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 against Kuwait

Kuwait national football team

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 on 18 March 2005.

Club Career Statistics

Last Update 1 August 2011
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• Assist Goals

  Season	Team	Assists
  11-12	Mes Kerman	0

Achievements

  Banants Yerevan

FC Banants

Football Club Banants is an Armenian professional football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.- Banants Kotayk :...

• Armenian Cup
  Armenian Cup
  The Armenian Independence Cup is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup, and it was not disputed by Armenian teams in the...
  
  : 1

2007

National team statistics

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|2005||1||0
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|2006||0||0
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|2007||9||0
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|2008||9||1
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|2009||8||1
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|2010||5||0
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|2011||1||0
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!Total||33||2
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International goals

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams
• Profile at FFA
• Profile at metallurg.donetsk.ua