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{{short description|Armenian footballer (born 1980)}}
{{for|the Armenian artist|Ara H. Hakobyan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Ara Hakobyan
| image          =
| full_name      = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|11|4}}
| birth_place    = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenian SSR]]
| height         = 1.75 m
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub    =
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    =
| years1         = 1997–1999
| clubs1         = [[FC Dvin Artashat|Dvin Artashat]]
| caps1          = 37
| goals1         = 25
| years2         = 1999
| clubs2         = [[Araks Ararat FC|Tsement Ararat]]
| caps2          = 11
| goals2         = 2
| years3         = 1999
| clubs3         = [[FC Alania Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]]
| caps3          = 4
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 2000
| clubs4         = [[Araks Ararat FC|Araks Ararat]]
| caps4          = 19
| goals4         = 21
| years5         = 2001–2006
| clubs5         = [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]]
| caps5          = 26
| goals5         = 2
| years6         = 2001
| clubs6         = → [[FC Stal Alchevsk|Stal Alchevsk]] (loan)
| caps6          = 12
| goals6         = 1
| years7         = 2001
| clubs7         = → [[Spartak Yerevan FC|Spartak Yerevan]] (loan)
| caps7          = 1
| goals7         = 0
| years8         = 2001
| clubs8         = → [[FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk|Metalurh-2 Donetsk]]
| caps8          = 11
| goals8         = 4
| years9         = 2002
| clubs9         = → [[FC Stal Alchevsk|Stal Alchevsk]] (loan)
| caps9          = 9
| goals9         = 3
| years10        = 2002
| clubs10        = → [[Spartak Yerevan FC|Spartak Yerevan]] (loan)
| caps10         = 15
| goals10        = 21
| years11        = 2003
| clubs11        = → [[FC Banants|Banants Yerevan]] (loan)
| caps11         = 24
| goals11        = 45
| years12        = 2004
| clubs12        = → [[FC Stal Kamianske|Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk]] (loan)
| caps12         = 10
| goals12        = 3
| years13        = 2005
| clubs13        = → [[FC Stal Alchevsk|Stal Alchevsk]] (loan)
| caps13         = 32
| goals13        = 18
| years14        = 2006
| clubs14        = → [[FC Stal Alchevsk|Stal Alchevsk]] (loan)
| caps14         = 13
| goals14        = 0
| years15        = 2007
| clubs15        = [[FC Illichivets Mariupol|Illichivets Mariupol]]
| caps15         = 5
| goals15        = 0
| years16        = 2007
| clubs16        = [[FC Banants|Banants Yerevan]]
| caps16         = 5
| goals16        = 4
| years17        = 2007–2008
| clubs17        = [[FC Zimbru Chișinău|Zimbru Chișinău]]
| caps17         = 18
| goals17        = 2
| years18        = 2008
| clubs18        = [[FC Gomel|Gomel]]
| caps18         = 13
| goals18        = 3
| years19        = 2009
| clubs19        = [[FC Mika|Mika Yerevan]]
| caps19         = 20
| goals19        = 7
| years20        = 2010
| clubs20        = [[Ulisses FC|Ulisses Yerevan]]
| caps20         = 6
| goals20        = 2
| years21        = 2010–2011
| clubs21        = [[Padideh F.C.|Mes Sarchesme]]
| caps21         = 
| goals21        = 
| years22        = 2011–2012
| clubs22        = [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]
| caps22         = 20
| goals22        = 2
| years23        = 2012
| clubs23        = [[Alashkert FC|Alashkert]]
| caps23         = 
| goals23        = 
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2009
| nationalteam1  = [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]]
| nationalcaps1  = 42
| nationalgoals1 = 7
}}

'''Ara Hakobyan''' ({{langx|hy|Արա Հակոբյան}}, born on 4 November 1980) is an Armenian retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[forward (association football)|forward]] for the [[Armenia national football team|Armenia national team]] and participated in 42 international matches and scored 7 goals since his debut in a home [[exhibition game|friendly match]] on 21 November 1998. Hakobyan played for many Armenian and Ukrainian football clubs.

==Club career==
Ara's career began in [[Dvin Artashat]], where he played with his brother [[Aram Hakobyan]]. But a year later, Ara moved to [[Alania Vladikavkaz]] and Aram to [[FC Spartak Yerevan]]. Next year their way came together again in Spartak Yerevan. With Hakobyan the club won its only Championship, the [[2000 Armenian Premier League]].

===Metalurh Donetsk and loans===
At the end of the Armenian Premier League season, Hakobyan moved to [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]]. However, he rarely played for the club, as the club is constantly loaned him out to the Ukrainian and Armenian Club. In the 2001–2002 season, he played in Spartak Yerevan. At the end of the season of Spartak merged with [[Banants Kotayk]] into a single club called [[FC Banants|Banants Yerevan]]. Hakobyan was at the club while transiting to [[Stal Alchevsk]]. In Banants, Hakobyan played one season and became an [[Armenian Cup]] finalist and Armenia's top scorer and [[Armenian Footballer of the Year]] in the 2003 season.

With the successful performance in Banants, Hakobyan returned to Donetsk, but only briefly. Club sent him back into the rental loan. Until 2009, Hakobyan never spent a full season after serving the team. After the permanent lease in 2007 and ending a contract with Metalurh, Hakobyan goes into [[Illychivets Mariupol]], then in Kishinev [[Zimbru Chişinău]]. In Banants, he played in the summer interval Championship and moved to Zimbru Chişinău. Having played the end of 2007 and beginning of 2008, he joined [[FC Gomel]].

===Mika Yerevan===
For the [[2009 Armenian Premier League]] season, Hakobyan began playing for [[Mika F.C.|Mika Yerevan]]. His only season at the club held relatively full. With 7 goals scored, he did not make 10 of the top scorers in the championship. On 1 December 2009, his contract had expired with Mika. Renew it Hakobyan did not, giving it his priority interventions abroad.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян покинул "Мику"|url=http://armfootball.com/rus/news/1177/|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=ru}}</ref> During the off season, Ara Hakobyan had gone through viewing [[FC Minsk]], which had not attracted the coaches, as well as to return to former club, but here the dialogue regarding the contract has not come to an end.

===Ulisses===
In late winter, Hakobyan conduct training in Yerevan's [[Ulisses F.C.|Ulisses]], for which he took part in the test match.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян перейдет в "Улисс"|url=http://armfootball.com/rus/news/2178/|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=ru}}</ref> In February 2010, he entered into a contract with the club for one year.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Состав "Улисса" пополнили еще четыре новичка|url=http://armfootball.com/rus/news/2349/|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=ru}}</ref> In August, Hakobyan left the club, hoping to move to a foreign club. But the proposal had been received, thus ending the championship and Hakobyan ended in engaging in individual workouts.

===Ararat Yerevan===
In February 2011, the head coach of [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]] said that Hakobyan will perform in the capital club.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян будет играть в "Арарате" |url=http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/26/16367/ |publisher=armsport.am |accessdate=15 March 2013 |language=ru |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210105445/http://armsport.am/ru/news/2/26/16367/ |archivedate=10 February 2011 }}</ref> A contract with Ararat was signed for one year. Hakobyan spoke steadily, efficiently, had become a mainstream figure in the team, but after the summer break, decided to leave the club.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян покинул "Арарат" |url=http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/26/22997/ |publisher=armsport.am |accessdate=15 March 2013 |language=ru |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712043918/http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/26/22997/ |archivedate=12 July 2011 }}</ref> Desire for Hakobyan was a performance for the border, in one of the clubs.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян намерен продолжить карьеру за границей|url=http://armfootball.com/rus/news/10376/-ara---akopyan-nameren-prodolzhit-kareru-za-graniceiy.html|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=ru}}</ref> A little later, was browsing in one of the Polish first division clubs, whose name was to be announced at the conclusion of the negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян на просмотре в польском клубе|url=http://armfootball.com/rus/news/10602/-ara---akopyan-na-prosmotre-v-polskom-klube.html|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=ru}}</ref> The talks have not been fruitful and Hakobyan returned home. Before the beginning of the season, he had become known for the return of Ararat. The desire to act in Ararat Hakobyan expressed himself. But after a conversation with the head coach Albert Safaryan, negotiations have dragged on and the contract was signed in the near future. The agreement is valid until May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=hy:Հայաստանի հավաքականի նախկին հարձակվողը համալրեց "Արարատի" կազմը|url=http://armfootball.com/arm/news/15427/ar--arat-popolnilsya-biyvshim-forvardom-sbornoiy-armenii.html|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=hy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ара Акопян: Я сам выразил желание вновь играть за "Арарат" |url=http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/26/34267/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114171026/http://www.armsport.am/ru/news/2/26/34267/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2013 |publisher=armsport.am |accessdate=15 March 2013 |language=ru }}</ref> But, the second coming of the club for Hakobyan did not last long. In June, the parties terminated the contract by mutual consent and Hakobyan left the club. As soon as it became known that, he moved to [[Alashkert Martuni]], for which stands brother Aram Hakobyan.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=hy:Արա Հակոբյանը խզել է պայմանագիրը "Արարատի" հետ|url=http://armfootball.com/arm/news/18710/-ara---akopyan-rastorg-kontrakt-s-ar--aratom.html|publisher=ArmFootball.com|accessdate=15 March 2013|language=hy}}</ref>

==International career==
Hakobyan was a player of the [[Armenia national football team]] from 1998 to 2009. During this time, Hakobyan participated in 42 games and scored 7 goals. His first match with the national team was on 21 November 1998 in a friendly home game against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]]. He is the fifth top goalscorer in history for the national team.

==Personal life==
Ara's brother [[Aram Hakobyan]] is also a football player who has also played for the [[Armenia national football team|Armenia national team]] and many Armenian clubs.

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Armenia national football team|Armenia national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|1998||1||0
|-
|1999||2||0
|-
|2000||4||0
|-
|2001||2||0
|-
|2002||1||0
|-
|2003||2||0
|-
|2004||6||1
|-
|2005||8||3
|-
|2006||4||0
|-
|2007||3||1
|-
|2008||8||2
|-
|2009||1||0
|-
!Total||42||7
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 28 April 2004 || [[Armenia]] || {{fb|Turkmenistan}} || '''1'''–0 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 26 March 2005 || [[Armenia]] || {{fb|Andorra}} || '''2'''–1 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 WCQ]]
|-
| 3. || 7 August 2005 || [[Czech Republic|Czech Rep.]] || {{fb|Czech Republic}} || '''1'''–4 || Loss || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 WCQ]]
|-
| 4. || 10 October 2005 || [[Andorra]] || {{fb|Andorra}} || '''3'''–0 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 WCQ]]
|-
| 5. || 14 January 2007 || United States || {{fb|Panama}} || '''1'''–1 || Draw || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 6. || 2 February 2008 || [[Malta]] || {{fb|Malta}} || '''1'''–0 || Win || [[Malta International Football Tournament 2008|Malta Tmt.]]
|-
| 7. || 4 February 2008 || [[Malta]] || {{fb|Belarus}} || '''2'''–1 || Win || [[Malta International Football Tournament 2008|Malta Tmt.]]
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''[[FC Spartak Yerevan|Spartak Yerevan]]'''
*[[Armenian Premier League]] (1): [[2000 Armenian Premier League|2000]]
*[[Armenian Premier League]] Runner-up (1): [[2002 Armenian Premier League|2002]]
*[[Armenian Premier League]] 3rd place (1): [[1999 Armenian Premier League|1999]]

'''[[FC Banants|Banants]]'''
*[[Armenian Cup]] Runner-up (1): 2003

'''[[FC Mika|Mika]]'''
*[[Armenian Premier League]] Runner-up (1): [[2009 Armenian Premier League|2009]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Armenian Premier League]] Top Goalscorer (3): [[1998 Armenian Premier League|1998]], [[2000 Armenian Premier League|2000]], [[2003 Armenian Premier League|2003]]
*[[Armenian Footballer of the Year]] (1): 2003
*[[Armenian Premier League]] Record For Most Goals Scored in a Season: 45 goals ([[2003 Armenian Premier League|2003]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|342}}
* {{FFU player|27395}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213639/http://www.ffa.am/ru/teams/fcmika/players/arahakobyan/ ffa.am]
* [http://armfootball.tripod.com/id146.html armfootball.tripod.com]
* {{Soccerway|-ara-hakobyan/59572}}

{{Armenian Premier League top scorers}}
{{Armenian Footballer of the Year}}

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