Pyunik announce squad for Conference League first qualifying round tie against Marsaxlokk

Yerevan’s Pyunik have announced their squad for the first qualifying round of the 2026/27 UEFA Conference League against Maltese side Marsaxlokk.

Head coach Artak Oseyan has included 24 players in the squad. The list features four summer signings: defender Erik Simonyan, midfielder Hovhannes Harutyunyan, and attacking players Imran Griffith and Jasonas Pikis.

Overall, Pyunik are heading into the start of their European campaign without major changes to the squad. The core of the team has been preserved, while Momo Yansane remains the main attacking weapon. At the same time, the attacking line has been noticeably refreshed this summer, which could give the coaching staff more options up front.

In defense, Pyunik have not yet replaced the departed Alemao and Aleksandar Miljkovic, but this should not become a major problem for the Armenian side in the tie against Marsaxlokk.

Pyunik squad for the matches against Marsaxlokk

Goalkeepers

Henri Avagyan
Stanislav Buchnev

Defenders

Nikolaos Kainourgios
Erik Simonyan
James
Mikhail Kovalenko
Aram Agharonian
Felipe Almeida
Gonçalo Miguel
Sergey Vakulenko
Robert Darbinyan

Midfielders

Artak Dashyan
Hovhannes Harutyunyan
Karlen Hovhannisyan
Sead Islamovic
Daniil Kulikov
Edgar Malakyan

Forwards

Vyacheslav Afyan
Gevorg Tarakhchyan
Sargis Metoyan
Imran Griffith
Jasonas Pikis
Hayk Tatosyan
Momo Yansane

Pyunik’s head coach is Artak Oseyan.

This summer, the team parted ways with Javi Moreno, Daniel Aghbalyan, Marius Noubissi, Eric Ocansey, Alemao, Vilela and Aleksandar Miljkovic.

The first match between Marsaxlokk and Pyunik will take place in Malta on July 9 and will kick off at 21:00 Yerevan time. The return leg will be played in Yerevan one week later.