{{Short description|Armenian footballer}} {{unreliable sources|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Styopa Mkrtchyan | image = Styopa Mkrtchyan YantsImages - Asatur Yesayants 625 (cropped).jpg | caption = Mkrtchyan with Armenia in 2025 | fullname = <!-- If different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|17}} | birth_place = Yerevan, Armenia | height = 1.90 m | position = Centre back | currentclub = 1. FC Nürnberg | clubnumber = 44 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Ararat-Armenia | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = → BKMA Yerevan (loan) | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = → BKMA Yerevan (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → Osijek (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2024–2026 | clubs5 = Osijek | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = 1. FC Nürnberg | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018–2021 | nationalteam1 = Armenia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019–2021 | nationalteam2 = Armenia U19 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2021 | nationalteam3 = Armenia U21 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2022– | nationalteam4 = Armenia | nationalcaps4 = 24 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 18 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 29 March 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Styopa Mkrtchyan''' ({{langx|hy|Ստոյպա Մկրտչյան}}; born 17 February 2003) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for {{German football updater|Nürnberg}} club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Armenia national team.
==Club career== On 1 July 2022, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Mkrtchyan from a season loan to BKMA Yerevan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ 1 տարվա վարձակալությունից հետո մեր կազմ է վերադարձել Հայաստանի երիտասարդական ու ազգային հավաքականների պաշտպան Ստյոպա Մկրտչյանը |url=https://www.facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/photos/a.308333323036832/1255577051645783/ |website=facebook.com/araratarmeniafc |publisher=FC Ararat Armenia Facebook |access-date=1 July 2022 |language=Armenian |date=1 July 2022}}</ref> On 28 February 2023, Mkrtchyan returned to BKMA Yerevan on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Արարատ-Արմենիայի» ու Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականի ֆուտբոլիստ Ստյոպա Մկրտչյանը մինչ մրցաշրջանի ավարտը վարձակալության հիմունքներով հանդես կգա ԲԿՄԱ-ում։ |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=649785897155531&set=a.536940855106703 |website=facebook.com/araratarmeniafc |publisher=FC Ararat Armenia Facebook |access-date=2 March 2023 |language=Armenian |date=28 February 2023}}</ref>
On 21 July 2023, Mkrtchyan joined NK Osijek on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.<ref>{{cite web |title=MKRTCHYAN SE PRIKLJUČIO BIJELO-PLAVIMA |url=https://nk-osijek.hr/vijesti/34479/mkrtchyan-se-prikljucio-bijelo-plavima/ |website=nk-osijek.hr |publisher=NK Osijek |access-date=21 July 2023 |language=Croatian |date=21 July 2023}}</ref> On 23 January 2024, NK Osijek announced the permanent signing of Mkrtchyan on a contract until the summer of 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=MKRTCHYAN POTPISAO DO LJETA 2026. |url=https://nk-osijek.hr/vijesti/34977/mkrtchyan-potpisao-do-ljeta-2026/ |website=nk-osijek.hr |publisher=NK Osijek |access-date=24 January 2024 |language=Croatian |date=23 January 2024}}</ref>
On 2 February 2026, Mkrtchyan signed a contract with 1. FC Nürnberg in German 2. Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/styopa-mkrtchyan-unterschreibt-beim-fcn/|title=Styopa Mkrtchyan unterschreibt beim FCN|trans-title=Styopa Mkrtchyan signs with FCN|date=2 February 2026|access-date=4 February 2026|language=de}}</ref>
==International career== He represented Armenia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2027494--armenia-vs-italy/|title=Armenia U19 v Italy U19 game report|date=14 July 2019|accessdate=17 November 2021}}</ref>
In March 2022, Mkrtchyan was called up to the senior Armenia national team for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armsport.am/347468/?fbclid=IwAR1olB8A6hQL24TplEYIBxfNLb86byuvXHo6a4QqP508XbjDVqeWaoSaO9w|title=Ստյոպա Մկրտչյան. Գիտենք Չեռնոգորիայի հավաքականի ուժեղ և թույլ կողմերը - Armsport.am|website=armsport.am}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vnews.am/sport/post/stopa-mkrtchyany-hayastani-azgain-havaqakan-arajin-angam-hravirvelu-masin|title=Ստյոպա Մկրտչյան. "Իրականացավ մանկությանս երազանքը"|website=www.vnews.am}}</ref> Mkrtchyan made his international debut for Armenia on 24 March 2022 in a friendly match against Montenegro, where he played the full game.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=18087|title=Armenia vs Montenegro|date=24 March 2022|accessdate=29 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=sport.news.am|url=https://sport.news.am/eng/news/130393/stepa-mkrtchyan---o-svoem-debyute-za-sbornuyu-armenii.html|title=Styopa Mkrtchyan on his debut for Armenian national team|date=24 March 2022|accessdate=29 March 2023}}</ref>
== Personal life == Mkrtchyan speaks Armenian, English, and Russian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok - Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@styopa.mkrtchyan.fan/video/7329243567174503682?_t=8mZgAzajBPu&_r=1 |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=www.tiktok.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 8 December 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|styopa-mkrtchyan/579234}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Armenian Cup, Croatian Football Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Ararat-Armenia |2020–21 |rowspan="4"|Armenian Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2021–22 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |2022–23 |8||0||2||0||0||0||10||0 |- |2023–24 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !8!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0 |- |BKMA Yerevan (loan) |2021–22 |Armenian Premier League |30||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||31||1 |- |BKMA Yerevan (loan) |2022–23 |Armenian Premier League |9||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||2 |- |NK Osijek (loan) |2023–24 |Croatian Football League |14||1||2||0||4{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||20||1 |- |NK Osijek |2024–25 |Croatian Football League |3||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UECL}}||0||5||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !64!!4!!5!!0!!6!!0!!75!!4 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 29 March 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31829|title=Styopa Mkrtchyan|date=|accessdate=29 March 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- |colspan=6|Armenia |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||8||0 |- |2024||3||0 |- |2025||5||0 |- |2026||1||0 |- !Total!!24!!0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ESPN FC|290049}} *{{Soccerway|styopa-mkrtchyan/579234}} *{{WorldFootball.net|styopa-mkrtchyan}}
{{1. FC Nürnberg squad}}
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