The 20-year-old forward of the team "Vitebsk," Karen Vardanyan, recently became the hero of a match in the Belarusian championship. He made 2 assists, and his team won 2-1 against "Minsk."
After the match, the player was asked about his Armenian roots and which national team he would like to play for in the future. Karen Vardanyan replied that he would choose the Belarusian national team.
"I have Armenian roots from my father's side. My mother is Belarusian. I lived and grew up only with her. I don't communicate with my father at all – only with my grandfather. He is from the city of Kirovakan, which is now called Vanadzor. There was also the team 'Lori,' which withdrew from the championship a couple of years ago. About a year ago, I was offered to become a player for the Armenian youth national team. But I want to be a player for the Belarusian national team.
I'm still only twenty years old. So why not? I think I have two or three years for this. I will try and do everything for it. Even though the Armenian national team is currently rated higher than the Belarusian national team. I was born and raised here. You see, I don't even have an Armenian accent," the footballer's words were reported by football.by.
Let us remind you that there is also a 17-year-old footballer in Belarus named Karen Vardanyan. The central defender has already chosen to play for Armenia and has been called up to the Armenian youth national team.
