| Harut Karapetyan | |
| Fullname: | Harutyun Karapetyan |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1993–1994 |
| Years2: | 1996–1998 |
| Years3: | 1998 |
| Years4: | 1999 |
| Years5: | 2000 |
| Clubs1: | Los Angeles Salsa |
| Clubs2: | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Clubs3: | San Jose Clash |
| Clubs4: | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| Clubs5: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Caps2: | 73 |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | Armenia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Harutyun Karapetyan (born 7 April 1972) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a forward in Major League Soccer (MLS) for the Los Angeles Galaxy, the San Jose Clash, and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
Karapetyan holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in MLS history, scoring one in five minutes in June 1998 while playing for the Galaxy in a game against FC Dallas (originally the Dallas Burn); the Galaxy eventually won the match 8–1.[1]
Karapetyan played for the Los Angeles Salsa in the American Professional Soccer League in 1993 and 1994.[2] In February 1996, the Galaxy selected him in the 7th round (74th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. A resident of Van Nuys, he was so unknown that he was inadvertently omitted from the L.A. Timess 7 February 1996 account of the draft's opening rounds.[3] On 26 May 1996, Karapetyan scored his first two goals for the Galaxy, in a 3–2 victory over the Columbus Crew.[4] On 7 August 1998, the Galaxy traded him to the Clash in exchange for Lawrence Lozzano. The Clash waived Karapetyan on 2 November 1998.[5] In May 2000, he returned to MLS when he signed with the San Jose Earthquakes.[6] After retiring in 2000 due to injuries and coaching decisions,[7] Karapetyan became the general sales manager at Honda of Hollywood.[8]