Artur Avahimyan (Ukrainian: Артур Самвелович Авагімян; born 16 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy.[1]

Artur Avahimyan
Avahimyan with Arsenal Kyiv in 2019
Personal information
Full name Artur Samvelovych Avahimyan
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
LNZ Cherkasy
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2011 Illichivets Mariupol
2012–2014 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0)
2017Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 1 (0)
2017Illichivets-2 Mariupol (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2018 Mariupol 3 (0)
2019 Arsenal Kyiv 8 (2)
2019 Alashkert 1 (0)
2020–2022 Chornomorets Odesa 55 (12)
2022– Oleksandriya 10 (0)
2023–2024Chornomorets Odesa (loan) 24 (5)
2024 Oleksandriya 1 (0)
2024– LNZ Cherkasy 4 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Ukraine U16 13 (7)
2013–2014 Ukraine U17 8 (6)
2014 Ukraine U18 6 (5)
2016 Ukraine U19 9 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024

Career

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Avahimyan is of Armenian descent. He is a product of the FC Mariupol and FC Shakhtar youth sportive schools.

In February 2017 he went on loan for the Ukrainian First League club FC Illichivets Mariupol. His career continued, when he finished on loan playing and signed in June 2017 a 2 years deal with FC Mariupol (former FC Illichivets), that was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]

He spend the last of 2022-2023 season on loan at FC Chornomorets Odesa from Oleksandriya, and in August 2023 he moved back to FC Chornomorets Odesa on a loan-deal for the 2023-24 season.[3]

On 20 August 2024, Avahimyan joined Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Artur Avahimyan at Soccerway
  2. ^ ФК Мариуполь заключил контракты с еще тремя игроками (in Russian). Official FC Mariupol Site. 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Чорноморець знову орендував Авагімяна". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ Михайло Черниш (21 August 2024). "ЛНЗ оголосив про підписання Авагімяна". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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