Varazdat Haroyan was born in Yerevan, and started football at the football school Pyunik Yerevan. In 2008, he played for Patani, for whom he made 17 appearances. [citation needed]
In March 2012, he became known to the interest of the German club 1. FC Köln, which sent an official invitation to Haroyan. Haroyan was earlier invited to attend the viewing, but in March 2012, decided to go to Germany.[1]
Padideh
On 6 June 2016, Haroyan signed a two–year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League side Tractor Sazi.[2] However, just one day later the transfer was cancelled by Tractor Sazi management after Tractor Sazi's supporters protests due to historical conflicts between Armenian and Azerbaijani ethnic.
Just hours after Haroyan's contract with Tractor Sazi were cancelled, he joined to another Iranian club, Mashhad based Padideh.
Days after leaving Ural, Haroyan postponed a transfer to Greek club AEL Larissa due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[5] He later clarified that he was not enlisting to fight in the conflict.[6]
On 15 February 2021, Astana announced the signing of Haroyan.[8]
Cadiz
On 27 May 2021, Cádiz announced the signing of Haroyan from Astana, on a two-year contract,[9] with Astana confirming his departure from their club on 24 June 2021.[10] He made his La Liga debut for Cádiz, starting in a 1–1 draw against Levante on 14 August 2021. Cádiz and Haroyan terminated their contract on 4 July 2022.[11]
Haroyan made his debut for the Armenia national team on 10 August 2011 in a friendly match against Lithuania. He made his debut in official matches on 11 June 2013 in their 4–0 win against Denmark.