Nelli Stepanyan (Armenian: Նելլի Ստեփանյան) is an Armenian football referee, a futsal player[1] and a retired footballer. She has been a member of the Armenia women's national team.

Nelli Stepanyan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kolej
International career
2006–2007 Armenia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2007

Club career edit

Stepanyan started her football career in 1991 and played for «Kolej», a club which had quite high results at the time.[2]

International career edit

Stepanyan capped for Armenia at senior level during the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying and in a friendly match against Croatia on 6 November 2007.[3][4][5]

Referee career edit

After retiring from playing in 2011, Stepanyan became a FIFA referee, serving in both the Armenian Premier League and international matches.[2] She made her international debut as a referee and a fourth official in 2011.[6] She has mainly appeared in women's football matches, but she has also worked as a fourth official in men's Armenian Premier League.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ֆուտզալի կանանց ընտրանին վաղը կսկսի պայքարը ԵԱ-ում". Sport.mediamax.am (in Armenian). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Երբ կունենանք ուժեղ հավաքականներ․ Նելլի Ստեփանյանը բացում է փակագծերը". 1in.am (in Armenian). 27 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Womens EURO 2009 Qualifiers, Preliminary round - Israel 1 : 0 Armenia". The Israel Football Association. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ "UEFA Women's EURO 2009 - History - Armenia-Latvia". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Armenija - Hrvatska 0:4". Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 6 November 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ Nelli Stepanyan at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Urartu vs. Shirak - 16 April 2012". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2020.