12 New Pyunik Players Included in Conference League Squad

Yerevan-based FC Pyunik has announced its official squad list for the first qualifying round of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League against Tre Fiori (San Marino). The A-list includes 12 players who joined the club this summer.

The two-legged tie will be played on July 10 and 17. The first leg will take place in San Marino, and the return leg will be held in Yerevan, at the Republican Stadium.

Pyunik’s squad for the first round of the Conference League:

Goalkeepers:

• Henri Avagyan

• Stanislav Buchnev

Defenders:

• Alemao (Brazil)

• Nikolaos Kainourgios (Greece)

• Joel Bopesu (France)

• Mikhail Kovalenko (Russia)

• Aleksandar Milkovic (Serbia)

• Filipe Almeida (Portugal)

• Serhiy Vakulenko (Ukraine)

Midfielders:

• Solomon Udo

• Matas Vareika (Lithuania)

• Daniel Agbalyan

• Karlen Hovhannisyan

• Serob Galstyan

• Sead Islamovic (Serbia)

• Daniil Kulikov (Russia)

• Edgar Malakyan

Forwards:

• Gevorg Tarakhchyan

• Javier Moreno (Spain)

• Yusuf Otubanjo (Nigeria)

• Levon Petrosyan

• Sargis Metoyan

• Wagner Goncalves (Brazil)

• Marius Noubissi (Cameroon)

Head Coach: Yeghishe Melikyan

Armenia national team captain Varazdat Haroyan is not on the list, reportedly due to a conflict with the head coach and a potential departure from the club.

Also missing are Brazilians Juninho and Lucas Villela, Nigerian forward Sani Buhari, and Russian goalkeeper Daniil Polyanskiy.

Among the summer signings included in the squad are: Henri Avagyan, Filipe Almeida, Aleksandar Milkovic, Nikolaos Kainourgios, Sead Islamovic, Karlen Hovhannisyan (back from loan), Serob Galstyan, Gevorg Tarakhchyan, Daniel Agbalyan, Sargis Metoyan, Javier Moreno, and Marius Noubissi.

Urartu has also announced its squad for the Conference League ties against Neman.