Artem Simonyan

Simonyan is a product of Zenit Saint Petersburg's youth system, joining the club's academy in 2012 and earning a call-up to the senior squad from André Villas-Boas in 2014, though he never made a Russian Premier League appearance for the club. He moved to Switzerland the following year, signing with FC Zürich, where he worked his way up from the reserve side in the Swiss Promotion League to the main squad in the Swiss Super League, with a loan spell at Le Mont along the way.

His career then shifted towards Armenia, the country he represents internationally. Simonyan moved between Alashkert, Ararat Yerevan, Pyunik and Noah over four seasons. He has not added a league or cup title since.

He returned to Russian football in 2021, moving through Tom Tomsk, Volgar Astrakhan, Torpedo Moscow and SKA-Khabarovsk before signing for Rotor Volgograd as a free agent in June 2025. His spell at Torpedo ended early, with the contract cancelled by mutual consent. At Rotor, he has settled into the PARI First League side, scoring twice in nine appearances this season.

Simonyan made his Armenia debut in October 2014, in a 0-3 friendly defeat to France, and has since won ten caps without scoring. Ambidextrous and comfortable operating either as a midfielder or further forward, he wears the number 10 shirt at Rotor.