Artur Petrosyan (journalist)

Artur Petrosyan
Born (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979
Alma materMoscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics
Occupation(s)Sports journalist, editor-in-chief, football scout
Websitetwitter.com/arturpetrosyan

Artur Petrosyan (Russian: Арту́р Петросья́н; born 21 September 1979 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian football journalist, editor-in-chief and football scout.

He is best known for his time at the oldest Russian sports magazine, Futbol, Russia-2 TV channel, Sport Express, daily and occasional contributions to such media outlets as The Guardian, ESPN FC, The New York Times, and the BBC.

Petrosyan represents Russia in the jury of the biggest media annual voting on the Player of the Year, held by The Guardian, since 2014.

He also scouts for young football talent in Russia and the CIS for the Guardian's annual feature.