Henrich Mchitarjan

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Henrich Mchitarjan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2017.jpg
Henrich Mchitarjan (2017)
Personnel
Surname Henrich Mchitarjan
birthday January 21, 1989
place of birth YerevanArmenian SSR , Soviet Union
size 177 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1995-2006 FC Pyunik Yerevan
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2006-2009 FC Pyunik Yerevan 70 (30)
2009-2010 Metalurh Donetsk 37 (12)
2010-2013 Shakhtar Donetsk 72 (38)
2013-2016 Borussia Dortmund 90 (23)
2016-2018 Manchester United 39 0(5)
2018– Arsenal FC 39 0(8)
2019-2020 →  AS Roma  (loan) 22 0(9)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2004-2005 Armenia U17 5 0(4)
2005-2006 Armenia U19 6 0(1)
2006-2008 Armenia U21 13 0(9)
2007– Armenia 86 (29)
1 Only league games are given.
As of August 25, 2020

2 As of October 21, 2019

Henrich Mchitarjan ( IPA : [hɛnˈɾiχ məχitʰɑˈɾjɑn] ; Armenian Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան ; FIFA spelling based on English transcription Henrikh Mkhitaryan ; born January 21, 1989 in Yerevan , Armenian SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Armenian football player . He has been under contract with Arsenal FC since January 22, 2018 and is the captain of the Armenian national soccer team .

family

Henrich Mchitarjan was born in 1989 in Yerevan , which was then still Soviet . His father Hamlet Mchitarjan was also a professional soccer player and played for several years with FC Ararat Yerevan in the Vysschaya League , the highest league in the Soviet Union . His mother is a sports official. In 1989 the family moved to France because his father had received a contract with the French club ASOA Valence . In 1996, when Mchitarjan was seven years old, his father died of a brain tumor . The family had recently returned to Armenia.

Career

In the club

Youth and advancement to a professional

Mchitarjan started playing football at the youth department of FC Pyunik Yerevan at the age of six and went through all youth departments of the club until he was 17. This was followed by three seasons with the professionals in the Bardsragujn chumb , the top division of Armenia. At the age of fourteen, Mchitarjan completed a trial training session with the top Brazilian club, São Paulo FC . There he played briefly with Hernanes , Lucas and Oscar .

Change to Ukraine

He then moved to the Ukraine and completed one season for the first division club Metalurh Donetsk and from 2010 three seasons for the league rivals and local rivals Shakhtar Donetsk . On September 28, 2010 he made his debut in a 3-0 victory over Sporting Braga in the Champions League .

Borussia Dortmund

In July 2013, Borussia Dortmund signed Mchitarjan for a transfer fee of 27.5 million euros from the reigning Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk. This made him the most expensive player engagement in the Dortmund club's history to date. In his third Bundesliga game on September 1, 2013 at Eintracht Frankfurt (2-1), he decided the game for Borussia Dortmund with his first two Bundesliga goals. In his first season with Dortmund he reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Real Madrid , against which Borussia were eliminated after a 3-0 draw in Madrid and a 2-0 win in the second leg.

Manchester United

For the 2016/17 season , Mchitarjan moved to the Premier League to Manchester United for a transfer fee of 42 million euros , once again setting a record as the most expensive transfer in BVB club history. At the same time, never before has a player in the Bundesliga with only one year of remaining contract term been sold for so much money.

Arsenal FC

On January 22, 2018, Mchitarjan moved to Arsenal in exchange with Alexis Sánchez . He came on January 30, 2018 in the league game against Swansea City after a substitution for his first appearance.

Due to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan , Mchitarjan did not fly to Baku for security reasons in May 2019 for the final of the UEFA Europa League , which Arsenal ultimately lost to Chelsea .

AS Roma

On September 2, 2019, Mchitarjan moved to AS Roma on loan for three million euros . He is the first Armenian footballers in Serie A .

In the national team

After Mchitarjan had come for the U-17 , U-19 and U-21 national team of his country for use, he made his debut on January 14, 2007 in the senior team of Armenia . In the 1-1 draw in the international test against the selection of Panama , he was substituted on for Armen Shahgeldyan in the 60th minute. With 19 goals meanwhile he is the record scorer of the Armenians. In the 7-1 record win against Guatemala on May 28, 2016 , he scored three goals for the first time in an international match.

successes

FC Pyunik Yerevan

Shakhtar Donetsk

Borussia Dortmund

Manchester United

Awards

Others

If Mchitarjan had not become a football player, he would have chosen a career as a sprinter by his own account . In addition to Armenian , Mchitarjan speaks fluent Russian , English , French , Portuguese and German .

Web links

Commons : Henrich Mchitarjan  - Collection of Images
  • Henrich Mchitarjan in the database of weltfussball.de
  • Henrich Mchitarjan in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
  • Henrich Mchitarjan on the BVB website (Article Mkhitaryan is looking forward to the first home game: "These fans are something unique in Europe" from July 12, 2013)

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( Memento from April 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) bvb.de
  2. Juve been warned: Henrik Mkhitaryan is Europe's most in-form player | Goal.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
  3. Henrik Mkhitaryan: Pyunik Yerevan. In: Henrik Mkhitaryan. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
  4. UEFA.com: Braga-Shakhtar Donetsk 2011 History | UEFA Champions League. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
  5. Shakhtar parted with Mkhitaryan ( English ) shakhtar.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. Borussia Dortmund sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan . bvb.de. July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  7. Change perfect: Mkhitaryan gets Götzes 10. Accessed on December 23, 2019 (German).
  8. 2: 1 - Mkhitaryan's brace brings fourth victory. bvb.de, September 1, 2013, accessed on September 2, 2013 .
  9. Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co KGaA: Henrikh Mkhitaryan changes to Manchester United. Accessed December 23, 2019 (German).
  10. Football Bundesliga: BVB receives a record amount for Mchitarjan . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed December 23, 2019]).
  11. Henrikh Mkhitaryan signs as Alexis leaves club. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
  12. Cech's blackout leads to bitter Arsenal bankruptcy. Accessed December 23, 2019 (German).
  13. Security concerns in Baku: Arsenal waived Mchitarjan . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed December 23, 2019]).
  14. La Roma acquista a titolo temporaneo Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Retrieved September 3, 2019 (Italian).
  15. Come sta Henrikh Mkhitaryan. September 2, 2019, accessed September 3, 2019 (Italian).
  16. ↑ International match statistics. In: ffa.am. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
  17. Match report: Guatemala - Armenia, May 28, 2016 in the database of EU-Football.info (English). Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  18. Mkhitaryan is voted best player by Bundesliga professionals ( Memento from May 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  19. If I were not a football player, I would be a sprinter - Henrikh Mkhitaryan | NEWS.am Sport - All about sports. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .