Football Club "Alashkert" is approaching the start of the Armenian Championship in a renewed form. From the previous roster, only two players remain in the team. Before the start of the season, "Alashkert" announced a new team lineup led by a long-familiar coach. Abraham Khashmanyan, who previously led the team for many years, has returned to the team.
Among the new players, there are already familiar faces who previously played in "Alashkert" or other Armenian teams. There is only one player who has not played in Armenia before, the Brazilian footballer Murilo Rosa from the third league of Portugal.
"Alashkert" has been reorganized from scratch. This time, the focus is on Armenian footballers. The team is composed of 70 percent of players who have played in Armenian clubs. "We are ready to fight in the new season. We are here to win," stated Bagrat Navoyan, president of the Alashkert football club.
Currently, there are 24 players on the roster, 9 of whom are foreign players.
The players from last year's roster who remain are 21-year-old goalkeeper Vlad Chatunts and 33-year-old central defender Vadim Paramanov.
Alashkert's lineup for the 2024/25 season:
Goalkeepers:
Valerio Vimercati (Italy, 29 years old) — transferred from "Noah."
Gor Manukyan (Armenia, 30 years old) — transferred from "West Armenia." Played in "Alashkert" from 2019 to 2021.
Vlad Chatunts (Armenia, 21 years old).
Defenders:
Armen Manucharyan (Armenia, 29 years old) — transferred from "Van."
Artur Kartashyan (Armenia, 29 years old) — transferred from "Telavi" (Georgia).
Vazha Patsatsia (Georgia, 26 years old) — transferred from "Liepaja" (Latvia).
Vadim Paramanov (Ukraine, 33 years old).
Yuri Martirosyan (Armenia, 21 years old) — transferred from "West Armenia."
Vaspurak Minasyan (Armenia, 21 years old) — transferred from "Noah." Played in "Alashkert" in 2021.
Arman Khacharyan (Armenia, 27 years old) — transferred from "West Armenia." Played in "Alashkert" in 2023.
Alen Poghosyan (Armenia, 20 years old) — transferred from "Noah."
Midfielders:
Benik Hovhannisyan (Armenia, 31 years old) — transferred from "Van." Played in "Alashkert" from 2014 to 2019, and in 2023.
Vaagn Hayrapetyan (Armenia, 27 years old) — transferred from "Syunik." Played in "Alashkert" from 2019 to 2021.
Murilo Rosa (Brazil, 28 years old) — transferred from "Paredes" (Portugal).
Haggai Kato (Nigeria, 25 years old) — transferred from "Noah."
Rumyan Hovsepyan (Armenia, 32 years old) — was without a club, last club "Noah." Played in "Alashkert" in 2021.
Narek Hovhannisyan (Armenia, 22 years old) — transferred from "Van."
Forwards:
Zakaria Sanogo (Burkina Faso, 27 years old) — transferred from "Rahimo" (Burkina Faso). Previously played in the Armenian Championship for "Ararat-Armenia."
Jefferson Reis (Brazil, 28 years old) — transferred from "Andraus" (Brazil). Played in "Alashkert" in 2019.
Narek Manukyan (Armenia, 20 years old) — returned from loan at BCMA.
Armen Hovhannisyan (Armenia, 24 years old) — transferred from "Mosta" (Malta).
Sargis Metoyan (Armenia, 26 years old) — transferred from "West Armenia." Played in "Alashkert" in 2022.
Aleksandar Glišic (Serbia, 31 years old) — transferred from "Noah." Played in "Alashkert" from 2020 to 2022.
Vladimir Diaz (Colombia, 32 years old) — transferred from "Sheikh Jamal" (Bangladesh). Played in "Alashkert" in 2022.
José Emualo (Portugal, 31 years old) — transferred from "Yingbo" (China). Played in "Alashkert" in 2021.