Kamo Hovhannisyan (, born on 5 October 1992) 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.Kamo Hovhannisyan becomes FC Alashkert footballer 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 Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPatani2008Armenian First League150 ——150Pyunik-22009Armenian First League55———55Pyunik2009Armenian Premier League40 ——40201016040001021020112502020—2702012–1342105120—49112013–142235120102842014–152695020—3392015–162632041—3242016–171422220—184Total175272541412021632Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino2017Belarusian Premier League28331—10324Zhetysu2018Kazakhstan Premier League31100——311201927500——275Total58600----586Kairat2020Kazakhstan Premier League14100100015120212546012110445Total3956013110596Astana2022Kazakhstan Premier League2402000—26020231805014210382Total4207014210642Ararat-Armenia2023–24Armenian Premier League1413000—1712024–252305040103302025–262213041103022026–270000300030Total59211011120833Career total421485255257053258
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArmenia2012502013902014602015602016402017702018502019802020412021111202281 202350 202480 202580 202630 Total973
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hovhannisyan goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kamo HovhannisyanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C2 8 October 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification3 16 November 2022 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo 2–1 2–2 Friendly
Honours Pyunik Armenian Premier League: 2009, 2010 Armenian Cup: 2009, 2010 Armenian Supercup: 2010; runner-up 2009
Ararat-Armenia Armenian Premier League: 2025–26 Armenian Cup: 2023–24 Armenian Supercup: 2024
Kairat Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020 Kazakhstan Cup: 2021
Astana Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2023
References
External links
Profile at ffa