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
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mkhitaryan goal.[1]
Indicates Armenia won the match | |
Indicates the match ended in a draw | |
Indicates Armenia lost the match |
Statistics
Competition | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
Friendlies | 34 | 12 |
FIFA World Cup qualification | 30 | 8 |
UEFA European Championship qualification | 23 | 10 |
UEFA Nations League | 8 | 2 |
Total | 95 | 32 |
Opponent | Goals |
---|---|
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
Guatemala | 3 |
Andorra | 2 |
Denmark | 2 |
Germany | 2 |
Italy | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 2 |
Macedonia | 2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 |
Slovakia | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 |
Belarus | 1 |
Cyprus | 1 |
Estonia | 1 |
Georgia | 1 |
Liechtenstein | 1 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Republic of Ireland | 1 |
Uzbekistan | 1 |
Total | 32 |