Armand Bagramyan was born on Sep. 13, 1995 to parents Tony and Monica in Los Angeles. He played three seasons of varsity soccer at La Canada High School with a career total 87 goals, and 44 assists. While in high school, Bagramyan earned All-CIF Southern Section Division V First-Team honors, and numerous other awards. He was selected for CIF Southern California and Southern California Senior All-Star games and scored two goals in each contest, earning MVP honors in both. He started his collegiate career at UC Santa Barbara, studying Sociology, and played two years there, making 7 appearances in 9 games his freshman year in 2013. In his sophomore year, entered 14 games, as a substitute. He played in seven of the team's 10 Big West contests, despite a hamstring injury.
After his first two collegiate years he took a year off and trained with a number of European teams: Chivas USA U18 Development team, Pateadores SC U15 and U16, West Coast FC U14, LA Premier U13 and U16, and RCD Espanyol. He had a pre-season trial and two seasons with Spanish second division side Elche Club de Fútbol in the summer of 2017, but the Club was demoted to Spanish third division, Segunda B. “I was going to go back there, but in the middle of the summer, right before I left, they were bought out as a club and all the players that were supposed to come in weren’t any more,” he said. “I kind of got unlucky there, so my options were limited at that point, and I decided to go back to college soccer and maybe play one more year (La Canada Valley Sun).”
Bagramyan began his search for a new college, but his leave of absence made it difficult for him. The University of San Francisco, under then-head coach Edwin Soto, provided an opportunity for Bagramyan in the middle of the winter semester. Soto was immediately impressed by Bagramyan’s play. “What he brings is just the ability to stretch teams,” said Soto, who was named the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 and guided the Dons to the NCAA tournament that season. “He’s got good pace. He can run in behind a lot and can shoot well from distance." Within a month, Bagramyan was named captain of the Dons squad and made an immediate impact during their spring games. However, as summer rolled around, Bagramyan was informed that the NCAA ruled that he would not be able to play for San Francisco in the fall. “I had a medical redshirt in my first year and we contested it, but the NCAA denied it and did not let me play my senior year of college at USF,” Bagramyan said. “It was a pretty big bummer. It was a really, really big deal, actually, that it didn’t happen. My coach and team were devastated. It sucked. Not playing my senior year was tough, but I knew I had to bounce back. That was my college career."
After USF, Bagramyan looked to European teams to sign with them. He was signed by the Portuguese third division club AD Oliveirense at the age of 23 for a two year deal. “More than anything, I’m just excited to prove myself in Europe and in the world,” Bagramyan said. “Now that I have my foot in the door, everyone can see what I am really about. That’s what I’m most excited for. Not just being a professional, but showing everyone what I can do (La Canada Valley Sun).”
Bagramyan played with several teams across Europe between 22015 and 2024: UD San Pedro, SoCal Surf, San Francisco City, AD Oliveirense, Leixoes, Nik Udamik, Gondomar SC, and Valadares Gaia.
