Vahan Bichakhchyan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vahan Vardani Bichakhchyan | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Gyumri, Armenia | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Shirak Gyumri | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Shirak Gyumri | 24 | (4) |
2017–2022 | Žilina | 62 | (18) |
2022– | Pogoń Szczecin | 70 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Armenia U19 | 18 | (6) |
2017–2021 | Armenia U21 | 13 | (1) |
2020– | Armenia | 32 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 |
Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenian: Վահան Բիչախչյան; born 9 July 1999) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa side Pogoń Szczecin and the Armenia national team. He is the son of Vardan Bichakhchyan, a former player who most recently managed Ararat Yerevan.[1]
Club career[edit]
MŠK Žilina[edit]
In July 2017, Bichakhchyan signed a five-year contract with Žilina.[2] He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina in a 6–0 defeat against Slovan Bratislava on 24 February 2018, replacing Miroslav Káčer eight minutes before the end of the game.[3]
Pogoń Szczecin[edit]
In January 2022, Pogoń Szczecin announced that they reached an agreement with Žilina for the permanent transfer of Bichakhchyan. He signed a 3,5-year contract for a fee of €900.000.[4][5]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 14 June 2022[6]
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bichakhchyan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 June 2021 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Sweden | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
2 | 24 March 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Montenegro | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 14 June 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours[edit]
In December 2020, Armenian Football Federation Bichakhchyan polled as Armenia's third best player of the year, behind national team captain and Roma star Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Astana midfielder Tigran Barseghyan.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ ""Ширак" показал кубковый характер". 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Vahan Bichakhchyan signs 5-year contract with MSK Zilina". sport.mediamax.am/. Media Max Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ ŠK Slovan Bratislava - MŠK Žilina 24 February 2018, futbalnet.sk
- ^ "Vahan Bichakhchyan is the player of Pogoń Szczecin! (in Polish)".
- ^ "To dla niego Pogoń pobiła rekord transferowy. Kim jest Wahan Biczachczjan?". 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Vahan Vardani Bichakhchyan". eu-football.info.
- ^ "Vahan Bichakhchyan 3. najlepší futbalista v Arménsku za rok 2020". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
External links[edit]
- Vahan Bichakhchyan at Soccerway
- MŠK Žilina official club profile
- Vahan Bichakhchyan at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet profile
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Armenian men's footballers
- Footballers from Gyumri
- Men's association football midfielders
- Armenia men's international footballers
- Armenia men's under-21 international footballers
- Armenia men's youth international footballers
- Armenian Premier League players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Shirak SC players
- MŠK Žilina players
- Pogoń Szczecin players
- Armenian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland