Mardig Kevork Mardigian (Arabic: مَاردِيْك كِيْفُورك مَاردِيْكيَان; Armenian: Մարտիկ Գէորգ Մարտիկեան; born 14 March 1992) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Al-Wathba as a forward or a winger.[1]
Personal life
He is an ethnic Armenian. His father Kevork Mardikian is known as one of the best Syrian football players of all time.
Club career
Syria
Mardik began his professional career in 2009 with Hutteen SC. He scored five goals in his four-seasons long spell at the Latakia based club.
Bahrain
After his great performance with Hutteen SC, he earned the praise and received offers from various clubs in the GCC. He finally moved on-loan to Al-Riffa SC in 2012. He scored five goals for the Riffa based club, including one against Al-Nahda Club of Oman in the 2012 GCC Champions League.
Back to Syria
He came back to Syria and his parent club, Hutteen SC. He scored four league goals in the 2012–13 season.
Jordan
He again moved on-loan in 2013 to Jordan, where signed a contract with Amman based club, Al-Jazeera. He scored eight league goals for the club.
Oman
In the same season, he moved on-loan to Oman where he signed a contract with newly promoted side (To Oman Professional League), Sohar SC. This moved turned out to be the best of his career with him scoring eleven league goals for the club, hence becoming the top-scorer of the club and helping the club to stay in the top-division.
On 17 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with Fanja SC.[2] He made his Fanja SC debut on 12 September 2014 in a 1–0 win over Al-Suwaiq Club.[3] In December 2014, he was released by Fanja SC.
Qatar
On 19 January 2015, he signed a six-month contract with Al-Markhiya Sports Club of Qatargas League.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hutteen | 2010–11 | Syrian Premier League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Al-Riffa | 2011–12 | Bahraini Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Al-Jazeera | 2012–13 | Jordan Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Sohar | 2013–14 | Oman Professional League | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| Fanja | 2014–15 | Oman Professional League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | ||||||
International
- Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May 2015 | Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon |  Lebanon | 2–0 | 2–2 | International Friendly |
| 2 | 2 June 2017 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman | 1–1 | 1–1 | International Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Kirin Cup 2017 |
| 4 | 11 August 2019 | Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, Iraq |  Palestine | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2019 WAFF Championship |
| 5 | 7 June 2021 | Sharjah Stadium (football), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |  Guam | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 7 June 2021 | Sharjah Stadium (football), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Guam | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 24 March 2022 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | Lebanon | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 6 September 2023 | Chengdu University Football Stadium, Chengdu, China |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–2 | International Friendly |
Honours
Fanja
- Oman Super Cup runner-up: 2014
Al-Shorta
References
- ↑ Mardik Mardikian at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "السوري مردكيان ينضم رسمياً لفنجاء العماني". KOOORA.
- ↑ "AL SUWAIQ VS. FANJA 0 - 1". SOCCERWAY.
- ↑ "السوري مردكيان ينضم لنادي المرخية القطري". KOOORA.
External links
- Mardik Mardikian at Soccerway
- Mardik Mardikian at Goal.com
- Mardik Mardikian at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
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