Erik Piloyan

Erik Piloyan (; born 29 January 2001) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Armenian Premier League club Urartu and the Armenia national team.

Club

Piloyan is a FC Urartu academy product who started his career as part of the backup team of Urartu, in the first league of Armenia, combining this with rare appearances in the first team.

In July 2021, it was announced that Piloyan went on a one-year loan to BKMA, the newcomer club of the Armenian Premier League for the 2021–22 season, but already in January 2022, it was announced that he would return to his native club.

After returning from BKMA, he continued to play for both the main and reserve teams of Urartu.

International

He was called up to the Armenia U17 and Armenia U21.

On March 17, 2023, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Cyprus, respectively.

Piloyan debuted for the senior Armenia national football team in a friendly 2–2 draw with Cyprus on 28 March 2023, he played the full game.

Career statistics

International

Honours Club Urartu Armenian Premier League: 2022–23 Armenian Cup: 2022–23