Mika Yerevan 2011

Arménie

CityYerevan

Full nameMika Futbolayin Akumb

Diminutive Mika

Foundation1999

Stadium RCCSD Stadium

Roster Mika Yerevan 2011

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Gevorg Kasparov

Goalkeeper

Armenia

Arrived on : 05/08/2010

left on : 05/07/2012

B.date	25/07/1980
Age	30 years
Height	1m84
Weight	83 kg

Display stats

Played matches	34
First team matches	34
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	12
Goals against	28
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3015
Yellow cards	5
Red cards	0
Victories	44%
Draws	26%
Losses	29%

Alexandr Tadevosyan

Central defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/01/2009

left on : 20/01/2012

B.date	29/08/1980
Age	30 years
Height	1m80
Weight	75 kg

Display stats

Played matches	31
First team matches	31
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	1
Minutes played	2787
Yellow cards	6
Red cards	1
Victories	48%
Draws	26%
Losses	26%

Vahagn Minasyan

Central defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/02/2011

left on : 01/01/2012

B.date	25/04/1985
Age	26 years
Height	1m83
Weight	71 kg

Display stats

Played matches	9
First team matches	6
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	529
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	1
Victories	44%
Draws	44%
Losses	11%

Andranik Voskanyan

Central defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/06/2010

left on : 17/06/2015

B.date	11/04/1990
Age	21 years
Height	1m85
Weight	66 kg

Display stats

Played matches	26
First team matches	23
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2010
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	46%
Draws	27%
Losses	27%

Hrayr Mkoyan

Right central defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/01/2010

left on : 12/01/2012

B.date	02/09/1986
Age	24 years
Height	1m82
Weight	81 kg

Display stats

Played matches	35
First team matches	32
On the bench	3
Goals	1
Efficiency	2959
Own goals	0
Assists	1
Minutes played	2959
Yellow cards	6
Red cards	0
Victories	46%
Draws	31%
Losses	23%

Hayk Ishkhanyan

Left central defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/08/2009

left on : 01/12/2011

B.date	24/06/1989
Age	22 years
Height	1m81
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	25
First team matches	17
On the bench	9
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1439
Yellow cards	4
Red cards	1
Victories	48%
Draws	24%
Losses	28%

Gevorg Poghosyan

Defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/01/2007

left on : 17/06/2015

B.date	26/08/1986
Age	24 years
Height	1m82
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	30
First team matches	27
On the bench	4
Goals	2
Efficiency	1206
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2412
Yellow cards	5
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	30%
Losses	30%

Da Silva Alex Henrique

Defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 10/03/2006

left on : 12/06/2015

B.date	06/01/1982
Age	29 years
Height	1m84
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	33
First team matches	32
On the bench	1
Goals	4
Efficiency	699
Own goals	0
Assists	2
Minutes played	2796
Yellow cards	3
Red cards	1
Victories	42%
Draws	27%
Losses	30%

Hovhannes Grigoryan

Defender

Armenia

Arrived on : 05/06/2011

left on : 01/01/2012

B.date	09/03/1985
Age	26 years
Height	1m81
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	10
First team matches	10
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	838
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	20%
Losses	30%

Sargis Shahinyan

Left Defensive Midfielder

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/01/2011

left on : 06/08/2013

B.date	10/09/1995
Age	15 years
Height	1m67
Weight	63 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	2
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	115
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	60%
Draws	20%
Losses	20%

Ednei

Right Midfielder

Brazil

Arrived on : 01/01/2009

left on : 09/08/2011

B.date	30/11/1985
Age	25 years
Height	1m76
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	21
First team matches	21
On the bench	0
Goals	4
Efficiency	402
Own goals	0
Assists	2
Minutes played	1606
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	43%
Draws	24%
Losses	33%

Pedro López

Left Midfielder

Spain

Arrived on : 01/02/2009

left on : 09/08/2011

B.date	25/08/1983
Age	27 years
Height	1m87
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	16
First team matches	14
On the bench	2
Goals	1
Efficiency	1101
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1101
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	38%
Draws	31%
Losses	31%

Aghvan Mkrtchyan

Midfield

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/01/2009

left on : 05/07/2012

B.date	27/02/1981
Age	30 years
Height	1m83
Weight	80 kg

Display stats

Played matches	32
First team matches	29
On the bench	3
Goals	3
Efficiency	838
Own goals	0
Assists	2
Minutes played	2513
Yellow cards	8
Red cards	0
Victories	44%
Draws	28%
Losses	28%

Armen S. Petrosyan

Midfield

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/01/2008

left on : 16/06/2015

B.date	26/09/1985
Age	25 years
Height	1m84
Weight	76 kg

Display stats

Played matches	26
First team matches	17
On the bench	9
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	1
Minutes played	1636
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	46%
Draws	31%
Losses	23%

Constantin Mandricenco

Midfield

Moldova

Arrived on : 01/02/2011

left on : 01/12/2011

B.date	19/02/1991
Age	20 years
Height	1m67
Weight	58 kg

Display stats

Played matches	33
First team matches	24
On the bench	9
Goals	4
Efficiency	551
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2205
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	48%
Draws	27%
Losses	24%

Vardges Satumyan

Midfield

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/03/2008

left on : 19/06/2015

B.date	07/02/1990
Age	21 years
Height	1m74
Weight	63 kg

Display stats

Played matches	10
First team matches	7
On the bench	3
Goals	1
Efficiency	654
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	654
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	40%
Losses	20%

Andranik Shahgeldyan

Midfield

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/02/2010

left on : 01/02/2012

B.date	10/11/1994
Age	16 years
Height	1m76
Weight	65 kg

Display stats

Played matches	14
First team matches	2
On the bench	13
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	264
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	21%
Losses	29%

Fangzhuo Dong

Striker

China

Arrived on : 15/03/2011

left on : 06/11/2011

B.date	23/01/1985
Age	26 years
Height	1m85
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	24
First team matches	13
On the bench	11
Goals	6
Efficiency	233
Own goals	0
Assists	2
Minutes played	1399
Yellow cards	2
Red cards	0
Victories	42%
Draws	29%
Losses	29%

Diong Mendy

Right Winger

Senegal

Arrived on : 01/07/2011

left on : 06/11/2011

B.date	08/08/1988
Age	22 years
Height	1m72
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	18
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Samvel Melkonyan

Right Winger

Armenia

Arrived on : 18/07/2011

left on : 29/11/2011

B.date	15/03/1984
Age	27 years
Height	1m82
Weight	78 kg

Display stats

Played matches	14
First team matches	10
On the bench	4
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	3
Minutes played	1024
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	43%
Draws	43%
Losses	14%

Areg Azatyan

Left Winger

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/02/2010

left on : 11/12/2013

B.date	23/06/1990
Age	21 years
Height	1m68
Weight	62 kg

Display stats

Played matches	21
First team matches	12
On the bench	9
Goals	4
Efficiency	262
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1046
Yellow cards	3
Red cards	0
Victories	38%
Draws	29%
Losses	33%

Aday

Centre forward

Spain

Arrived on : 01/07/2011

left on : 28/01/2012

B.date	18/01/1991
Age	20 years
Height	1m74
Weight	66 kg

Aram Voskanyan

Forward

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/07/2010

left on : 10/06/2011

B.date	26/08/1975
Age	35 years
Height	1m81
Weight	79 kg

Display stats

Played matches	10
First team matches	4
On the bench	6
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	307
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	10%
Losses	50%

Narek Beglaryan

Forward

Armenia

Arrived on : 01/07/2005

left on : 20/01/2012

B.date	01/09/1985
Age	25 years
Height	1m85
Weight	77 kg

Display stats

Played matches	35
First team matches	33
On the bench	2
Goals	18
Efficiency	161
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2906
Yellow cards	4
Red cards	0
Victories	43%
Draws	31%
Losses	26%

Semyon Muradyan

Forward

Armenia

Arrived on : 05/06/2011

left on : 22/09/2013

B.date	21/03/1988
Age	23 years
Height	1m86
Weight	74 kg

Display stats

Played matches	14
First team matches	3
On the bench	11
Goals	3
Efficiency	108
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	323
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	43%
Draws	21%
Losses	36%

Manager

Jozef Bubenko

Manager

B.date 21/03/1951

Age 60 years

Arrived on : 18/07/2011

Left on : 01/12/2011

17 Games

8 Victories

3 Losses

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

52 %

Eduard Markarov

Manager

B.date 20/06/1942

Age 69 years

Arrived on : 14/06/2011

Left on : 01/07/2011

2 Games

1 Victories

1 Losses

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

14 %

Armen Shahgeldyan

Manager

B.date 28/08/1973

Age 37 years

Arrived on : 01/08/2010

Left on : 13/06/2011

17 Games

7 Victories

5 Losses

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

Staff members

Zsolt Hornyak	Arrived on : 01/07/2011
assistant manager	Left on : 01/12/2011
Hakob Mkryan	Arrived on : 01/02/2011
assistant manager	Left on : 01/02/2012
Tigran Aslanyan	Arrived on : 01/02/2010
assistant manager	Left on : 01/02/2011
Tigran Aslanyan	Arrived on : 01/02/2011
goalkeeping coach
Karen Stepanyan	Arrived on : 01/02/2011
doctor	Left on : 01/09/2016
Eduard Markarov	Arrived on : 01/07/2011
Sporting Director	Left on : 31/07/2023
Armen Petikyan	Arrived on : 01/02/2009
Technical Director	Left on : 01/07/2015
Mikhail Baghdasarov	Arrived on : 01/02/2000
honorary president

Games list

Independance Cup

05/03	05/03/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 1R1	Mika Yerevan	0 0	Shirak Gyumri
11/03	11/03/2011	Independance CupIC	First roundF	Mika Yerevan	3 0	Impuls Dilijan
15/03	15/03/2011	Independance CupIC	First roundF	Impuls Dilijan	2 2	Mika Yerevan
19/03	19/03/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 2R2	Ararat Yerevan	0 3	Mika Yerevan
30/03	30/03/2011	Independance CupIC	Semi-finalsS	Mika Yerevan	3 3	Banants Yerevan
03/04	03/04/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 3R3	Mika Yerevan	0 0	Banants Yerevan
09/04	09/04/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 4R4	Mika Yerevan	3 2	Impuls Dilijan
16/04	16/04/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 5R5	Gandzasar Kapan	1 0	Mika Yerevan
20/04	20/04/2011	Independance CupIC	Semi-finalsS	Banants Yerevan	0 1	Mika Yerevan
23/04	23/04/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 6R6	Mika Yerevan	2 3	Ulisses Yerevan
01/05	01/05/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 7R7	Pyunik Yerevan	0 1	Mika Yerevan
07/05	07/05/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 8R8	Shirak Gyumri	1 0	Mika Yerevan
11/05	11/05/2011	Independance CupIC	FinalFinal	Shirak Gyumri	1 4	Mika Yerevan
14/05	14/05/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 9R9	Mika Yerevan	2 1	Ararat Yerevan
21/05	21/05/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 10R10	Banants Yerevan	2 2	Mika Yerevan
29/05	29/05/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 11R11	Impuls Dilijan	1 0	Mika Yerevan
12/06	12/06/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 12R12	Mika Yerevan	0 1	Gandzasar Kapan
19/06	19/06/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 13R13	Ulisses Yerevan	1 2	Mika Yerevan
26/06	26/06/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 14R14	Mika Yerevan	0 1	Pyunik Yerevan
14/07	14/07/2011	(C3) Europa LeagueC3EL	2nd round2	Vaalerenga	1 0	Mika Yerevan
21/07	21/07/2011	(C3) Europa LeagueC3EL	2nd round2	Mika Yerevan	0 1	Vaalerenga
24/07	24/07/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 15R15	Mika Yerevan	4 1	Shirak Gyumri
31/07	31/07/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 16R16	Ararat Yerevan	1 1	Mika Yerevan
06/08	06/08/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 17R17	Mika Yerevan	0 0	Banants Yerevan
14/08	14/08/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 18R18	Mika Yerevan	2 1	Impuls Dilijan
21/08	21/08/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 19R19	Gandzasar Kapan	2 2	Mika Yerevan
28/08	28/08/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 20R20	Mika Yerevan	0 1	Ulisses Yerevan
10/09	10/09/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 21R21	Pyunik Yerevan	1 2	Mika Yerevan
17/09	17/09/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 22R22	Shirak Gyumri	1 1	Mika Yerevan
25/09	25/09/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 23R23	Mika Yerevan	2 0	Ararat Yerevan
02/10	02/10/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 24R24	Banants Yerevan	3 1	Mika Yerevan
17/10	17/10/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 25R25	Impuls Dilijan	0 2	Mika Yerevan
22/10	22/10/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 26R26	Mika Yerevan	1 0	Gandzasar Kapan
29/10	29/10/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 27R27	Ulisses Yerevan	0 3	Mika Yerevan
05/11	05/11/2011	Premier LeaguePL	Round 28R28	Mika Yerevan	0 0	Pyunik Yerevan
20/11	20/11/2011	Independance CupIC	First roundF	Pyunik Yerevan	0 0	Mika Yerevan
24/11	24/11/2011	Independance CupIC	First roundF	Mika Yerevan	3 1	Pyunik Yerevan

FBDB Ranking

The FBDB index is calculated using a series of factors related to club results. Only the first tier clubs are listed.

Competitions overview 2011Last updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Premier League
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
28	12	8	8	36	25	11
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Independance Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
5	3	2	0	13	6	7
(C3) Europa League
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
2	0	0	2	0	2	-2
Independance Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
2	1	1	0	3	1	2
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
37	16	11	10	52	34	18

Transfers: In

Players in
01/01	01/01/2011	S. Shahinyan	Unknown
01/02	01/02/2011	C. Mandricenco	Sheriff	Free
01/02	01/02/2011	Vahagn Minasyan	Pyunik	Free
15/03	15/03/2011	Fangzhuo Dong	Portimonense	Free
05/06	05/06/2011	H. Grigoryan	Shirak	Free
05/06	05/06/2011	Semyon Muradyan	Free	Free
01/07	01/07/2011	Aday	Conquense
01/07	01/07/2011	Diong Mendy	Moratalla
18/07	18/07/2011	S. Melkonyan	Free	Free
Staff members in
01/02	01/02/2011	Hakob Mkryan	Kotayk	assistant manager
14/06	14/06/2011	Eduard Markarov	Kilikia	manager
01/07	01/07/2011	Zsolt Hornyak	AE Paphos	assistant manager
18/07	18/07/2011	Jozef Bubenko	Free	manager

Transfers: Out

Players out
01/01	01/01/2011	Edilson Júnior	Tupi	Free
01/01	01/01/2011	Thiago	Guarani SP
01/02	01/02/2011	Boti Demel	Rosenborg	Free
01/02	01/02/2011	S. Movsisyan	Gandzasar	Free
01/03	01/03/2011	Stepan Hakobyan	OKS 1945
09/08	09/08/2011	Ednei	RBFC
Players retired
01/02	01/02/2011	Hambartsumyan	Retired	Free
Players released
01/01	01/01/2011	M. C. Ulises	Free	Free
10/06	10/06/2011	Aram Voskanyan	Free	Free
09/08	09/08/2011	Pedro López	Free
Staff members out
13/06	13/06/2011	A. Shahgeldyan	Free	manager

Trophy room

Victories

Independance Cup	3	201120062005
Super Cup	1	2006

Runner-ups

Independance Cup	2	20162015
Super Cup	5	20152015200720042002
Premier League	4	2013200920052004

54%

All competitions

41%

73%

49%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

All competitions

Most frequent score

Score	League	All competitions
Home
0 - 0	4 times	4 times
3 - 0	0 times	1 times
3 - 3	0 times	1 times
3 - 2	1 times	1 times
2 - 3	1 times	1 times
2 - 1	2 times	2 times
0 - 1	3 times	4 times
4 - 1	1 times	1 times
2 - 0	1 times	1 times
1 - 0	1 times	1 times

Score	League	All competitions
Away
0 - 3	2 times	2 times
1 - 0	3 times	4 times
0 - 1	1 times	1 times
2 - 2	2 times	2 times
1 - 2	2 times	2 times
1 - 1	2 times	2 times
3 - 1	1 times	1 times
0 - 2	1 times	1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

100%

Away

100%

Total

100%

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

100%

Total

92.86%

7.14%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

20%

80%

Away

20%

40%

Total

20%

26.67%

53.33%

All competitions

Home

14.29%

71.43%

Away

18.18%

36.36%

45.45%

Total

16.67%

27.78%

55.56%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

18%

68%

14%

Min./Match

14%

54%

33%

Min./Match

16%

61%

23%

Min./Match

All competitions

19%

61%

19%

Min./Match

13%

55%

32%

Min./Match

21%

57%

22%

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 23/05/2025 at 23:07

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	4	6
Best scorer : Narek Beglaryan - 2 Goals
16 - 30	8	6
Best scorer : Narek Beglaryan - 10 Goals
31 - 45	4	6
Best scorer : Narek Beglaryan - 3 Goals
46 - 60	9	6
Best scorer : C. Mandricenco - 5 Goals
61 - 75	12	6
Best scorer : Aghvan Mkrtchyan - 6 Goals
76 - 90	15	4
Best scorer : Narek Beglaryan - 6 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 11/05/2025 at 11:24

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 2002 and 2011 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.

1	Pyunik Yerevan	2.29 pts/m
2	Urartu	1.88 pts/m
3	Mika Yerevan	1.81 pts/m
4	Ararat Yerevan	1.51 pts/m
5	Ulisses Yerevan	1.15 pts/m
6	Shirak Gyumri	1.01 pts/m
7	Gandzasar Kapan	1.48 pts/m
8	Kilikia Yerevan	0.89 pts/m
9	Kotayk Abovian	1.17 pts/m
10	Impuls Dilijan	1.65 pts/m

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/04/2002. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 21/05/2025 at 21:12

Best club streaksLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Series	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	2	2	3
League	2	2	3
consecutive draws	0
consecutive losses	3	1	3
League	2	1	2
consecutive matches without a win	3	3	3
League	2	3	3
consecutive matches without a draw	7	4	8
League	6	4	6
consecutive matches without a loss	5	4	7
League	3	5	5
matches with at least one goal scored	3	7	7
League	3	8	7
matches with at least one goal conceded	7	10	12
League	6	9	9
matches without scoring any goal	3	1	3
League	2	1	2
matches without conceding any goal	3	2	5
League	3	2	4

Running streaksLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Series Running	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins		2	1
League		2
consecutive losses
League
consecutive matches without a win	1
League	1		1
consecutive matches without a draw		3	1
League		3
consecutive matches without a loss	3	2	6
League	3	2	4
matches with at least one goal scored		7	1
League		8
matches with at least one goal conceded			1
League
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December 14, 2013

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Mika Yerevan 2011

Roster Mika Yerevan 2011

Games list

Manager

Staff members

Games list

FBDB Ranking

Competitions overview 2011Last updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Total

Transfers: In

Players in

Staff members in

Transfers: Out

Players out

Players retired

Players released

Staff members out

Trophy room

Victories

Runner-ups

Club overall statsLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Number of matches without scoring

Number of matches without conceding a goal

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

Number of times the team scores first

Number of times the opponent scores first

Average minute of the first goal scored

Average minute of the first goal conceded

Most frequent score

Result when the team scores first

Result when the opponent scores first

Time leading and behind score

Season formLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Goals per quarterLast updated on 23/05/2025 at 23:07

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 11/05/2025 at 11:24

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 21/05/2025 at 21:12

Best club streaksLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

Running streaksLast updated on 01/04/2025 at 17:05

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