Kamo Hovhannisyan


Kamo Hovhannisyan is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia and the Armenia national team.

Club career

Kamo Hovhannisyan was born in Yerevan to parents Artashes and Gayane Hovhannisyan. He began to get involved in football at the age of 6, and two years later, he was admitted to the football school Shengavit. Shengavit was chosen due to the proximity of schools to home. His younger brother Hovhannes also followed in his footsteps. After two years in Shengavit, he moved to football school Pyunik at the urging of his father. In the 2008 season, Hovhannisyan played for the club Patani, which assembled youth team players up to age 17. The following season, he moved back to Pyunik. Hovhannisyan played mostly in the duplicate team, which played in the First League. In 2009, he had been awarded a contract with Pyunik. His debut for the main club was in the 2009 season, on 7 April, in the return game in the Armenian Cup quarterfinals against Cilicia. Hovhannisyan's Armenian Premier League debut was four days later, again against Cilicia. In both matches, Pyunik was the winner. On 12 July 2011, he made his debut in the Champions League match against Czech club Viktoria Plzeň, which ended in a 4–0 defeat for Pyunik.
On 16 January 2018, FC Alashkert announced that Hovhannisyan joined the club on a contract expiring on 1 August 2020. However, on 23 January 2018, Hovhannisyan joined FC Zhetysu of the Kazakhstan Premier League. On 11 January 2020, Hovhannisyan joined FC Kairat of the Kazakhstan Premier League on a two-year contract.
On 19 January 2022, Hovhannisyan signed for Astana. On 29 December 2022, Hovhannisyan extended his contract with Astana for the 2023 season. On 18 January 2024, Astana announced that Hovhannisyan had left the club.
On 20 January 2024, Hovhannisyan returned to the Armenian Premier League, signing for FC Ararat-Armenia.

International career

Hovhannisyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 28 February 2012 in a friendly match against Serbia.
On 9 September 2025, Hovhannisyan played his 90th match for the national team, becoming only the fifth player in the history of the Armenian team to reach this mark.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C
28 October 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
316 November 2022Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo2–12–2Friendly

Honours

Pyunik
Ararat-Armenia
Kairat
Astana