New Armenian national team coach Armen Gyulbudaghyants revealed the list of summoned players for the crucial Nations League encounter against Macedonia at home and the must win match versus Gibraltar.

photo by ARMSport: the Armenians sing their anthem before the Liechtenstein game in September

Armenia got defeated 2:0 in Skopje in September and changed the head coach later. Vardan Minasyan was substituted with Armen Gyulbudaghyants who was announced just few days ago. The former manager of Pyunik, Alashkert, Impulse and Banats decided to call up 26 players making 9 changes from the squad that lost at Philip II Arena. Back in the team is the former Vardar wing back Hambardzumyan who did not play in Skopje due to injury. He also brought back experienced striker Yura Movsisyan from the MLS and included talented U21 midfielder Petros Avetisyan who last month scored a brace and assisted in the U21 qualifier in Skopje. Another debutante from that youth game is defender Artur Kartashyan.

Arsen Beglaryan – Liepāja
Aram Ayrapetyan – Banants
Anatoly Aivazov – Banants 

Hrayr Mkoyan – Alashkert
Kamo Hovhannisyan – Zhetysu
Varazdat Haroyan – Ural
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan – Enosi Neon
Taron Voskanyan – Alashkert
Gagik Daghbashyan – Alashkert
Artur Kartashyan – Pyunik
Artyom Khachaturov – Lori 

Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Arsenal
Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli – Aktobe
Gevorg Ghazaryan – Chaves
Karlen Mkrtchyan – Pyunik
Artak Yedigaryan – Alashkert
Edgar Malakyan – Zhetysu
Artak Grigoryan – Alashkert
Rumyan Hovsepyan – Pyunik
Gor Malakyan – Ararat
Ivan Yagan – Eupen
Petros Avetisyan – Pyunik 

Artur Sarkisov – Yenisey
Yura Movsisyan – Chicago Fire
Tigran Barseghyan – Vardar
Sargis Adamyan – Jahn Regensburg 

The match between Macedonia and Armenia will be played on 16 October in Yerevan with a kick-off at 18.00 CET. Previously Macedonia will host Liechtenstein while Armenia will visit Gibraltar. To view the Macedonian squad click here.