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Which team did Norair Aslanyan play for from 2014 to 2016?
Norair Aslanyan Norair Aslanyan ( ; né Norair Mamedov ; born 25 March 1991 ) is an Armenian footballer who plays as a winger for OFC Oostzaan in the Dutch Derde Divisie . Early life . Aslanyan was born on 25 March 1991 in the village of Karahunj in the Armenian SSR , to Armenian parents . Prior to his birth , the family had adopted the Azerbaijani surname of Mamedov in order to move to Europe easily and get the status of Azeri refugees during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War . The family later moved to the Netherlands . Aslanyan grew up speaking both Dutch and Armenian . Club career . Aslanyan started playing football in the Netherlands at the age of 13 with the youth team of FC Groningen . At 17 , Aslanyan was part of the FC Groningen team that became the junior champions of the Netherlands ; he also participated in a youth tournament held in the United States , where the team took 2nd place . While playing with the youth team , he was noticed by coaches from the first team . In 2009 , he was loaned to SC Veendam , scoring two goals in his debut game for their youth team . In October 2010 , Aslanyan was loaned to SC Cambuur . He played for the clubs senior team in the Eerste Divisie , while also training with FC Groningen . As part of Cambuur , he made his senior , professional debut on 15 October 2010 in a match against RKC Waalwijk ; the match ended in a 1–1 draw . Aslanyan made a total of 7 league appearances during his loan spell , as well as one appearance in the KNVB Cup . Following the end of his loan , Aslanyan made his senior debut for Groningen on 3 March 2011 in the Eredivisie league , losing 1–4 at home to Heracles Almelo . He made four further league appearances for the club . Aslanyan was loaned to FC Zwolle later in the season . At the end of the season , he moved to FC Emmen on a free transfer . He signed for Willem II in July 2013 . After one season , he was sent on loan to Almere City . After a spell in Armenia with Alashkert , he returned to Dutch club FC Emmen in January 2018 . On 27 May 2019 it was confirmed , that Aslanyan had joined OFC Oostzaan . International career . On 20 February 2012 , Armenian national manager Vardan Minasyan called Aslanyan up to the senior national team squad for forthcoming friendly matches against Serbia and Canada . However , he was forced to withdraw from the squad due to an injury he had picked up playing club football . Aslanyan received a further call-up in May 2012 . In January 2013 , he received yet another call-up for the Armenian national team . He made his national team debut against Luxembourg national team on 5 February 2013 . Style of play . Aslanyan plays as an attacker , and is known for his speed and acceleration . Personal life . Norair is married to Anna Aslanyan . They both met at an Armenian party in the Netherlands and began dating afterwards . He changed his surname to hers before he joined the Armenian national squad . After changing his name to Norair Aslanyan , he briefly played under the name Aslanyan-Mamedov before a final decision on his documents was made . Aslanyan has a number of tattoos – a drawing of some roses are depicted , and the first letters are the names of his family , written in the Armenian language , on his hands .