title: Nelli Stepanyan
text: # Nelli Stepanyan
  
  Nelli Stepanyan (Armenian: Նելլի Ստեփանյան) is an Armenian football referee, a futsal player and a retired footballer. She has been a member of the Armenia women's national team.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Stepanyan started her football career in 1991 and played for «Kolej», a club which had quite high results at the time.
  
  ## International career
  
  Stepanyan capped for Armenia at senior level during the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying and in a friendly match against Croatia on 6 November 2007.
  
  ## Referee career
  
  After retiring from playing in 2011, Stepanyan became a FIFA referee, serving in both the Armenian Premier League and international matches. She made her international debut as a referee and a fourth official in 2011. She has mainly appeared in women's football matches, but she has also worked as a fourth official in men's Armenian Premier League.
  
  