Aleksandr Karapetyan (; born 23 December 1987) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SC Meso-Nassau.
Club career Karapetyan began his playing career in the German fourth-tier Regionalliga with Wehen Wiesbaden II, FC Oberneuland, SV 07 Elversberg and FC 08 Homburg. In 2013, he moved to F91 Dudelange of the Luxembourg National Division, and then on to CS Grevenmacher before returning to F91.
At the end of the 2014–15 Luxembourg National Division, his contract expired and he considered offers from China and Armenia but opted to remain in Western Europe, having trials at Germany's FC Erzgebirge Aue and SSV Jahn Regensburg before signing for FC Victoria Rosport in January 2016.
In May 2017, he signed a two-year contract with the option of a third at FC Progrès Niederkorn.
On 12 July 2019, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League newcomer PFC Sochi. He left Sochi on 31 July 2020.
On 3 August 2020, Karapetyan signed a two-year contract with FC Tambov, also in Russia's top flight.
On 9 February 2021, Karapetyan signed for Armenian champions Ararat-Armenia.
Karapetyan left Ararat-Armenia on 7 June 2021, signing for Noah the following day. Karapetyan left Noah after his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 December 2021.
On 2 September 2022, Karapetyan joined Pyunik and then left the club at the end of 2022.
In October 2023, Karapetyan scored four goals for Kilikia in their Armenian Cup first round victory over Falcons.
On 4 July 2025, Meso-Nassau Wiesbaden announced the signing of Karapetyan.
International career He made his debut for the Armenia national football team in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying on 11 October 2014, replacing Marcos Pizzelli for the last six minutes of a 1–1 draw with Serbia at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan, one minute after Pizzelli's penalty was saved by Vladimir Stojković.
After over four years without a cap, Karapetyan was recalled in November 2018 ahead of UEFA Nations League away games at Gibraltar and Liechtenstein. He scored his first international goal to complete a 6–2 UEFA Nations League win against the former on 16 November, and struck again three days later to ensure a 2–2 draw against the latter.
In June 2019, Karapetyan scored in consecutive games to win UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Greece. On 5 August that year, he netted again to give Armenia a surprise lead at home to Italy in the next game of the campaign, but was sent off before half time in a 3–1 loss.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSV Wehen Wiesbaden II2008–09Regionalliga Süd12000––120FC Oberneuland2009–10Regionalliga Nord31910––329SV Elversberg2010–11Regionalliga West15200––1522011–120000––00Total152000000152FC Homburg2012–13Regionalliga Südwest16900––169Dudelange2012–13Luxembourg National Division4200––422013–14100020–30Total5200200072CS Grevenmacher2013–14Luxembourg National Division121000––1210Dudelange2014–15Luxembourg National Division24150020–2615Victoria Rosport2015–16Luxembourg National Division11600––1162016–17241900––2419Total35250000003525Progrès Niederkorn2017–18Luxembourg National Division23290040–27292018–1924110051–2912Total47400091005641Sochi2019–20Russian Premier League21210––222FC Tambov2020–21Russian Premier League16310––173Ararat-Armenia2020–21Armenian Premier League124400000164Noah2021–22Armenian Premier League1141020–144Alashkert2021–22Armenian Premier League30000000302022–23300020–50Total6000200080Pyunik2022–23Armenian Premier League400020–60Career total2671258019100294126
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArmenia201420201822201993202061202160Total256
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karapetyan goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Aleksandr KarapetyanNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 November 2018Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar36–26–22018–19 UEFA Nations League D219 November 2018Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein42–22–22018–19 UEFA Nations League D38 June 2019Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia72–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification411 June 2019Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece81–03–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification55 September 2019Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia91–01–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualification68 September 2020Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia151–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
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