"Sardarapat" signs three Armenian footballers trained in Russian clubs

Football club "Sardarapat" announced the signing of three Armenian players who grew up in Russian academies.

• Sergey Kochkanyan — 22-year-old right back. Former Armenia U21 player (3 matches). A product of Rostov's academy, his last club was "Forte" from the Russian Second Division. He also has 1 match in the Russian Premier League.

• Yuri Budagyan — 23-year-old central midfielder. Trained at Novorossiysk's "Chernomorets" and "Kuban". His last club was "Mashuk" in the Russian Second Division. He also played in the FNL for "Chernomorets".

• Robert Potinyan — 21-year-old winger. A product of "Krasnodar", with whom he became the Russian U19 champion. Last season, he played 7 matches and provided 1 assist for "Alashkert" in the Armenian First League. He also previously played 2 matches for Armenia U19.

It should be noted that "Sardarapat" from Armavir will play in the Armenian First League for the first time this season and is preparing for its professional debut.

The first round of the new season will kick off on August 5, and "Sardarapat" will play its first match on August 6 against "Van-2".