Eduard Metchikyan
Bulgarian association football player
Eduard Metchikyan (Bulgarian: Едуард Мечикян, Armenian: Էդուարդ Մեչիկան; born 28 February 1996) is a Bulgarian-Armenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper and now referee.
Career
Early career
Metchikyan bеgan his career in Lokomotiv Sofia. In 2014, he moved to FC Sozopol and in 2015 he joined A Group sided PFC Haskovo. On 25 May 2015 he made his official debut in A Group for the team, replacing the injured Nikolay Bankov in the 13th minute.
Czech Republic
In January 2016 Eduard signed with the Czech third-level team Líšeň until end of the season with the option to move to Czech First League team Zbrojovka Brno after his contract expires. Metchikiyan also would train with Zbrojovka while he plays for Líšeň.
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