List of international goals scored by Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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]

Mkhitaryan lining up for Armenia's friendly match against Algeria on 31 May 2014. He scored 32 goals in 95 caps for Armenia.[1]

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]

Table key
Indicates Armenia won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Armenia lost the match
List of international goals scored by Henrikh Mkhitaryan
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1928 March 2009Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Estonia1–02–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]
21525 May 2010Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Uzbekistan1–03–1Friendly[8]
3188 October 2010Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Slovakia3–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[9]
41912 October 2010Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Andorra2–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[10]
5242 September 2011Estadi Comunal la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra3–03–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[11]
6256 September 2011Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Slovakia2–04–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[12]
7267 October 2011Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Macedonia3–14–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[13]
82711 October 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland1–21–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualification[14]
93412 October 2012Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Italy1–11–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification[15]
103514 November 2012Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Lithuania3–04–2Friendly[16]
113911 June 2013Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[17]
124315 October 2013Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy  Italy2–12–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[18]
134527 May 2014Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge, Switzerland  United Arab Emirates2–14–3Friendly[19]
143–2
15476 June 2014Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany  Germany1–11–6Friendly[20]
16497 September 2014Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark1–01–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[21]
175829 May 2016StubHub Center, Carson, United States  Guatemala1–17–1Friendly[22]
184–1
195–1
206226 March 2017Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Kazakhstan1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[23]
21634 June 2017Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Saint Kitts and Nevis2–05–0Friendly[24]
223–0
23688 October 2017Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[25]
24699 November 2017Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Belarus2–04–1Friendly[26]
257013 November 2017Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Cyprus3–13–2Friendly[27]
267816 October 2018Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Macedonia4–04–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D[28]
278123 March 2019Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina1–21–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification[29]
28868 September 2019Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Bosnia and Herzegovina1–04–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification[30]
292–1
308711 October 2020Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland  Georgia2–22–22020–21 UEFA Nations League C[31]
31918 September 2021Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Liechtenstein1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification[32]
329514 November 2021Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Germany1–31–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification[33]

Statistics

Goals by competition[1]
CompetitionAppsGoals
Friendlies3412
FIFA World Cup qualification308
UEFA European Championship qualification2310
UEFA Nations League82
Total9532
Goals by opponent[1]
OpponentGoals
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 Guatemala3
 Andorra2
 Denmark2
 Germany2
 Italy2
 Kazakhstan2
 Macedonia2
 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
 Slovakia2
 United Arab Emirates2
 Belarus1
 Cyprus1
 Estonia1
 Georgia1
 Liechtenstein1
 Lithuania1
 Republic of Ireland1
 Uzbekistan1
Total32
Mkhitaryan scored his only international hat-trick against Guatemala in 2016.[7]

See also

References