Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 January 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Yerevan, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Ural Yekaterinburg | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Pyunik Yerevan | 53 | (40) |
2005–2010 | Ajax Amsterdam | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Haarlem (loan) | 17 | (6) |
2010 | → AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | 12 | (8) |
2010–2011 | Pyunik Yerevan | 28 | (13) |
2011–2012 | → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 12 | (6) |
2012–2016 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 74 | (17) |
2016–2017 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | ? | (?) |
2017– | Ural Yekaterinburg | 9 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2004 | Armenia U-17 | 9 | (8) |
2003–2004 | Armenia U-19 | 15 | (9) |
2002–2008 | Armenia U-21 | 7 | (1) |
2004– | Armenia | 51 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2017 |
Edgar Manucharyan (Armenian: Էդգար Մանուչարյան, born on 19-th of January, 1987 in Yerevan) is an Armenian football player who currently plays forward for Ural Yekaterinburg. He has notably played for both Pyunik Yerevan and Ajax Amsterdam.
In early December 2004, Manucharyan joined Ajax Amsterdam. On 14 December, he took part in a friendly game against the Spanish club Barcelona playing 14 minutes before suffering a foot injury. As was later revealed in a medical examination, Manucharyan had broken the metatarsal bones in his right leg. The same day the Football Federation of Armenia named Manucharyan best player of Armenia in 2004 in a survey conducted among journalists. After the injury, Ajax did not immediately sign a contract with Manucharyan but in July 2005, he joined on a three-year contract with Ajax paying Pyunik a $100,000 fee.
Manucharyan scored his first goal for Ajax in an 18–0 pre-season win over a Dutch amateur side. Manucharyan made his Ajax and his Eredivisie debut on 18 September 2005 in a 4–2 defeat to AZ Alkmaar coming off the bench in the 84th minute in place of striker Ryan Babel In the 2005-06 season, he played a total of four matches in the championship and won the KNVB Cup. He also participated in the Amsterdam Tournament of 2006 coming on as a substitute against Inter Milan and featuring in the starting line-up against Manchester United. After the match, both Olympique Lyonnais and S.L. Benfica showed interest in the player. However, on 16 March 2007 his running contract until 2008 was extended until 30 June 2011.