Gor Manvelyan

Gor Manvelyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մանվելյան; born 9 April 2002) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays for FC Noah and the Armenia national team.

Early life Gor Manvelyan was born in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh.

Having arrived in France at an early age, Manvelyan grew up in Pont-Hébert, La Manche, first playing football with FC Saint-Lô, before moving to the US Granville as an under-13.

Club career Manvelyan joined the FC Nantes academy in 2015.

The following season, with Stéphane Ziani under-19s, he was the top scorer of the Championnat National and the team, with 22 goals in total, despite the season ending prematurely with the COVID pandemic.

He was also a standout in the Coupe Gambardella, as Nantes reached the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually also canceled. he recorded two braces for the last two matches against Évreux and Niort.

In 2020–21, he started playing with the reserve team in National 2, before making his first appearances in the professional squad.

He made his professional debut with Antoine Kombouaré's first team on the 2 January 2022. He replaced Willem Geubbels during a 2–0 Coupe de France win against AS Vitré. He was therefore part of the team that won the competition, Nantes' first trophy in 22 years,

Whilst regularly included in the first team match day squads, Manvelyan mainly kept on showing his talents with the reserve team.

In September 2023, he left Nantes and signed for Armenian football club Noah.

International career On 22 May 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for a friendly matches against Slovenia and Kazakhstan.

Manvelyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 September 2024 in a Nations League game against North Macedonia at the Toše Proeski Arena. He substituted André Calisir in the 86th minute, as North Macedonia went on to win 2–0. Manvelyan scored his first international goal on 10 October 2024 in extra time to salvage a 2–2 draw against the Faroe Islands.

Style of play Coming though the FC Nantes academy as a versatile midfielder, he rose to prominence as an offensively minded player, mostly as a false nine, regularly scoring goals.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 October 2024 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 2–2 2–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours Noah Armenian Premier League: 2024–25 Armenian Cup: 2024–25, 2025–26 Armenian Supercup: 2025

Nantes Championnat National U17: 2018–19 Coupe de France: 2021–22