Henrikh Mkhitaryan is an Armenian professional footballer who represented the Armenia national football team as a midfielder from his debut in 2007 until his international retirement in 2022.[2] A ten-time Armenian Footballer of the Year,[3] Mkhitaryan scored 32 goals in 95 international appearances,[1] making him the country's all-time top scorer; he surpassed Artur Petrosyan's record of 11 goals on 15 October 2013 when he scored in a 2–2 World Cup qualifier draw with Italy.[4] He made his debut for Armenia in a 1–1 draw against Panama on 14 January 2007,[5] and scored his first international goal over two years later in his ninth appearance for his country against Estonia.[6]
On 29 May 2016, Mkhitaryan scored Armenia's first ever international hat-trick when he netted three times in a 7–1 friendly win over Guatemala in the United States.[7] Mkhitaryan also netted twice in a match (also known as a brace) on three occasions.[1] He scored the most times against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guatemala, with three total goals against each side.[1]
Mkhitaryan scored 8 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 10 goals in UEFA European Championship qualifiers and 2 goals in the UEFA Nations League. The remainder of his goals, 12, came in friendlies.[1] Despite playing for Armenia for 15 years, Mkhitaryan never played in the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.[2]
Goals
editScores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mkhitaryan goal.[1]
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- ^ a b Ghazanchyan, Siranush (29 May 2016). "Armenia beat Guatemala 7–1: Mkhitaryan nets hattrick". Public Radio of Armenia. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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- ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (9 November 2017). "Armenia beat Belarus 4–1 in a friendly". Public Radio of Armenia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "International Friendly: Armenia Beats Cyprus 3–2". Massis. Social Democrat Hunchakian Party. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Armenia". ESPN. 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Mkhitaryan scores twice as Armenia stun Bosnia". ESPN. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Armenia 2–2 Georgia". ESPN. 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Armenia 1–1 Liechtenstein". ESPN. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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