Yura Movsisyan

Yura Movsisyan

Yura Movsisyan (Armenian: Յուրա Մովսիսյան) (born 2 August 1987 in Baku) is an Armenian-American footballer who currently plays for the Armenian national football team and Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League.

International

Movsisyan originally stated that his goal was to gain American citizenship and join the United States national team. However, on 9 August 2010, he joined the Armenia national team and made his debut in a friendly against Iran on 11 August 2010. He was one of the most prolific strikers in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, netting in 4 goals and assisting in 5 others.

International goals

Yura Movsisyan: International goals

 
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2010-9-7 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia  Macedonia 0–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 2010-10-8 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Slovakia 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 2010-10-12 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Andorra 3–0 4-0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4 2011-9-6 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Slovakia 0–1 0-4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying