Hibernians signed Armenian twenty three year old forward Armen Hovhannisyan. A product of Pyunik, Hovhannisyan played for FC Ararat-Armenia before moving to Zemplin Michalovce in Slovakia. This was followed by a spell with FC Nitra before returning to Armenia to re-join Ararat Armenia. He was loaned to Gandzasar Kapan and then transferred to Zimbru Chisinau