Nicholas Kaloukian
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas John Kaloukian | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Urartu | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Michigan Wolverines | ||
| 2023–2025 | Syracuse Orange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Urartu | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Armenia U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2025– | Armenia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2025 | |||
Nicholas John Kaloukian (Armenian: Նիկոլաս Ջոն Կալուկյան; born 18 February 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a forward for Armenian Premier League club Urartu. Born in United States, he plays for the Armenia national football team.
Club career
[edit]Kaloukian started playing football in Cedar Stars Academy.[2] Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Kaloukian attended Wayne Hills High School, but chose to play club soccer rather than play for his high school team.[3]
On 20 February 2025, Kaloukian signed a contract with Urartu.[4]
International career
[edit]On 13 March 2025, he received his first call-up to the Armenia national team for a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League playoff matches against Georgia on 20 March 2025 and 23 March 2025 respectively.[5]
Kaloukian made his senior international debut for Armenia on 20 March 2025 in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League playoff matches against Georgia.[6]
Personal life
[edit]His father, John Kalukian, is the founder of sports management agency Next Level Sports Concierge.[7] Nicholas have two sisters.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 20 March 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "23 Nicholas Kaloukian". mgoblue.com.
- ^ "9 Nicholas Kaloukian". cuse.com.
- ^ Nicholas Kaloukian, Michigan Wolverines men's soccer. Accessed March 23, 2025. "Hometown: Wayne, N.J. High School: Wayne Hills... High School: Wayne Hills. Did not play high school soccer"
- ^ "Official. Nicholas Kaloukian has signed a contract with Urartu". sportaran.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Armenia's Squad Announced for Matches Against Georgia: New Players and Absences". sportaran.com.
- ^ "Kaloukian Makes Armenian National Team Debut". cuse.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Nicholas Kaloukian: New Forward for the Armenian National Team". sportaran.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "«Nicholas was over the moon» - John Kaloukian on his son's first call-up to the Armenia's national team". sportaran.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Nicholas Kaloukian". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Kaloukian at Soccerway
- Nicholas Kaloukian at WorldFootball.net
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Passaic County, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Wayne, New Jersey
- Armenian men's footballers
- Armenia men's international footballers
- Armenia men's under-21 international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- American people of Armenian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Urartu players
- Armenian Premier League players
- Michigan Wolverines men's soccer players
- Syracuse Orange men's soccer players
- Wayne Hills High School alumni