Tigran Benikovich Avanesyan (Russian: Тигран Беникович Аванесян; Armenian: Տիգրան Ավանեսյան; born 13 April 2002) is a football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Arsenal Tula.

[4] He made his debut for Tambov on 21 February 2021 in a Russian Cup game against Lokomotiv Moscow.

[8] On 9 June 2022, Avanesyan was loaned to Baltika Kaliningrad, where he already played on junior levels, for the 2022–23 season.

[13][14] He made his debut for the U21 national team on September 12 in a home match against Montenegro as part of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

[15] On 25 March 2024, he received his first call-up to the Armenian senior national team for away friendly match against Czech Republic.