Four legionnaires in the squad: CSKA player and three Spain-based footballers called up to Armenia U17

The Armenia U17 national team will hold a training camp in Yerevan from March 13 to March 15. As part of the preparation, the team will play two friendly matches.

On March 15, the Armenian team will face:

• 11:00 — Urartu-2

• 17:00 — Pyunik Academy

Players from Armenian academies have been called up for the camp, as well as four footballers from foreign clubs — three representing Spanish academies and one player from CSKA Moscow.

Armenia U17 Squad

Goalkeepers

Samson Hakobyan - Pyunik-09
Arsen Mirabyan - Academy-09
Seryozha Harutyunyan - Pyunik-09

Defenders

Karlen Sinamyan - Noah-10
Ruben Grigoryan - Urartu-09
Tigran Ohanyan - Academy-09
Armen Asatryan - Academy-09
Vahan Aslanyan - Academy-09
Robert Hovakimyan - Pyunik-1-10
Seryozha Petrosyan - Pyunik-09
Zhirayr Grigoryan - Academy-09

Midfielders

Kiril Yedigaryan - Academy-09
Artyom Hakobyan - Pyunik-09
Andranik Yervandyan - Pyunik-09
Aram Khachatryan - Pyunik-09
Suren Petrosyan - Urartu-09
Davit Hovhannisyan - Urartu-2
Suren Harutyunyan - Syunik-09
Samvel Beglaryan - Urartu-10-1
Armen Ghazaryan - E.F.M.O. Boadilla
Sergey Arakelyan - E.F.M.O. Boadilla
Rafael Minasyan - Union Deportiva Usera
Vachik Tumanyan - CSKA Moscow

Forwards

Vahe Tovmasyan - Ararat-09
Arsen Arakelyan - Urartu-09
Mher Harutyunyan - Shirak-09

CSKA Player’s Debut

The players from Spanish academies have previously represented Armenia’s youth national teams. However, Vachik Tumanyan has received his first call-up to the national side.

Tumanyan is a graduate of Zenit Penza and has been playing for CSKA Moscow since 2023. In 2025 he played for CSKA U16, where he made 29 appearances, scored 5 goals and provided 1 assist. This season he has begun playing for CSKA U17 in the Youth Football League-1. His main position is winger or attacking midfielder.

The camp is part of the preparation for the second qualifying round of the 2025/26 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which will take place in Armenia from April 24 to April 28.

Armenia’s opponents will be:

• Luxembourg

• Hungary

• Liechtenstein

The squad is expected to undergo possible changes ahead of the official matches in April.