Yura Movsisyan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yura Movsisyan
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1987(1987-08-02)
Age	37
Birthplace	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan
Horoscope	Leo

Yura Movsisyan Biography

Yura Movsisyan is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 2, 1987 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Yura Movsisyan, a daughter of Aida Sahakyan’s parents and siblings Movses, and Hovhannes, was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR on 2 August 1987. His family fled Baku’s Pogrom of Armenians between 1991 and 1992, and settled in Los Angeles, California, where there is an Armenian community. Movsisyan was a Pasadena High School graduate and played a year at Pasadena City College. He was then discovered by MLS scouts before the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. His football idol was Thierry Henry, he stated.

Movsisyan stated at first that he wanted to become American citizen and join the United States team. On 9 August 2010, Movsisyan joined the Armenian national team. He made his debut against Iran on 11 Aug 2010. He was among the most prolific strikers during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification campaign. He scored 4 goals and assisted on 5 more. Ruben Hayrapetyan (head of Armenia’s Football Federation) had indefinitely removed Movsisyan from the Armenian team. This was due to his failure to commit to the national team, after he was accused of match fixing during EURO 2016 qualifying. He is not eligible to represent America because he took part in official FIFA competitions through European Qualification matches with Armenia. He was back in Armenia by November 2018, and had scored four goals against Gibraltar.

He was sold for €2.5 million to FC Krasnodar in Winter 2011. Movsisyan made his debut in an opening game of the season on 12 March 2011 in a 0–0 draw against Anzhi Makhachkala and scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Spartak Nalchik in the next game. After fighting injury early in the season, Movsisyan has become a major producer on the team and has netted 14 goals, including a brace against Volga (that win would keep the club safe from relegation) and a goal, own goal and an assist in a 2–2 draw against Amkar Perm. At the end of the season, Movsisyan was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Year for 2011 by the club. Even after the 2011/12 season, Movsisyan was named the top 10 best new foreign player and was the topscorer in the Relegation group. In the opening game of the season, Movsisyan scored a brace in a 2–1 win over Rubin Kazan and scored another and provide an assist for Joãozinho in a 3–1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow. He would score twice brace in a 2–2 draw against Amkar Perm and another goal and an assist for Dušan Anđelković in a 6–1 win over against Mordovia Saransk. His goal scoring made him linked with various clubs. But this didn’t stop Krasnodar as the club offered him a new three-year contract. However, the club couldn’t match his salary offer, according to Manager Slavoljub Muslin. Movsisyan stated Krasnodar will always be dear to him and expressed gratitude to Krasnodar FC president Sergey Galitsky.

Movsisyan was raised in Los Angeles and holds American citizenship. Movsisyan is married to Marianna and they have three children, daughters, Aida (b. 2012) Rita (b. 2016), and a son, Arman (b. 2010).

Movsisyan, a MLS SuperDraft pick and an international roster spot were traded to Real Salt Lake in September 2007. Movsisyan’s debut was on 17 September 2007, in a draw against Los Angeles Galaxy, where he set up Carey Talley a goal. In the 1-0 loss to Houston Dynamo, Movsisyan was given a red card for the first time in his career. Movsisyan’s first goal was scored in a 4-3 defeat against Houston Dynamo on 16th August 2008. Movsisyan set up Will Johnson’s goal in a draw against Los Angeles Galaxy on 6 September 2008. He then scored a brace in a win over San Jose Earthquakes, a 3-2 victory. Movsisyan scored Real Salt Lake’s first ever MLS Cup Playoffs win when he scored the winner (and sole) goal on 1/11/08 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Utah beat Chivas USA 2-0. Movsyan was a goalscorer at Real Salt Lake. Movsisyan signed a contract with Danish club Randers FC in July 2009. He was also given an option to join the club after the 2009 MLS season. After helping Real Salt Lake to win the MLS Cup Championship that season, beating Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties, Movsisyan joined Randers FC on the 1st of 2010.

Yura Movsisyan Net Worth

Yura Movsisyan is one of the richest Association Football Player from Azerbaijan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yura Movsisyan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yura Movsisyan, Armenian: Yowra Mvsisyan – born 2 August 1987, is a forward for Armenia’s national football team. He has scored 14 goals in 37 international matches.

Movsisyan signed a Generation Adidas contract. He was the surprise pick of the draft. The Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting Kansas City), selected him with the fourth overall selection. This was the highest MLS history for a player not having attended a Division I college or a U.S youth international. Movsisyan made his debut in the 2-1 defeat against D.C. United, on 13 May 2006, after one game of which he was unused. Movsisyan was a regular member of the first team after his first professional season. Movsisyan’s first professional goal was scored in the 3-0 victory over Toronto FC on 25/04 2007. He scored two more goals against the New York Red Bulls on April 25, 2007. He would then score two more goals against LA Galaxy and Chivas USA, bringing his total to five.

Movsisyan made his debut for Randers FC on the opening game of the season in 0–0 draw against Esbjerg fB on 7 March 2010 and scored a brace twice in a 3–1 win over Silkeborg IF on 14 April 2010 and a 2–0 win over Midtjylland in the same month. By the end of the season, Movsisyan had made 13 appearances and scored 7 goals in an impressive form despite only playing in the second half of the season. During that season, Movsisyan scored twice and provided an assist for Søren Pedersen in a 6–1 win over Dudelange in the first round of Europa League and would win 7–3 on aggregate to advanced to the next round. Another match win in the Europa League, Movsisyan scored a brace in a 3–2 loss against Lausanne-Sport, but the club was eliminated after a 1–1 draw, which Movsisyan scored in the match. Movsisyan replaced the past season topscorer Marc Nygaard’s position, from the first match of the spring season. In Denmark he established himself as a powerhouse, playing a major role in the saving of Randers FC from relegation from the Danish Superliga. His good performance led the Russian side Rubin Kazan and Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.

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Who is Yura Movsisyan Dating?

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On 25 March 2018, it was confirmed that Djurgården had signed Movsisyan on a 6-month long loan with a possible extension of another 6 months. He made his debut in a 2-0 loss against city rivals AIK, coming on as a substitute in the second half. After 16 minutes of play he was handed a straight red card. On 10 May 2018, he appeared for Djurgarden in a 3-0 victory over Malmo FF in the Swedish Cup Final. After sustaining a thigh injury which kept him out of the squad for several weeks, he left the club to continue his rehabilitation in the USA.

Facts & Trivia

Yura Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Azerbaijan. Yura Movsisyan celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.