| Gor Manvelyan | |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Xankəndi, Nagorno-Karabagh, Azerbaijan |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Attacking midfield, forward |
| Currentclub: | FC Noah |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | US Saint-Lô |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Saint-Lô |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | US Granville |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2021 |
| Youthclubs4: | FC Nantes |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | FC Nantes B |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2022-2023 |
| Clubs2: | FC Nantes |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | FC Noah |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023–2024 |
| Nationalteam1: | Armenia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Armenia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 30 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 30 November 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]
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.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015. 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.[6]
The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National[7] [8] and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the covid pandemic.[9] [10]
He was also a standout in the Coupe Gambardella, as Nantes reached the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually also canceled. Having scored a goal in the opening round against Lorient,[11] he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux[12] and Niort.[13]
In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first apparences in the professional squad. He signed his first professional contract in April 2021.[14] [15]
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.[16] [17] He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years, and their 4th Coupe de France title.[18]
Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.[19]
On 22 May 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a friendly matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan.[20]
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]
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.
He is described as a calm, good under pressure, technically gifted player, compensating his modest speed with great game vision.
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