#22. Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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Personal Information:
Birth Date – 21 January, 1989
Place of Birth – Yerevan, Armenia
Nationality – Armenian
Position – Midfield
Current Team – Manchester United
Salary – £200,000/week
Player Agent – Mino Raiola
Henrikh Hamlet Mkhitaryan plays professional club football for the English giants, Manchester United, and is currently the skipper of his national team, Armenia. He is arguably the greatest player that Armenia has ever seen and the first Armenian ever to play in the EPL.
Transfer History:
He started his senior club carrier at an Armenian club named Pyunik II and has played for four other clubs before finally joining his dream club Manchester United.
July 1, 2006 Pyunik II to Pyunik Erevan.
July 1, 2009 Pyunik Erevan to Metalurh D.
August 30, 2010 Metalurh D. to Shaktar D.
July 9, 2013 Shaktar D. to B.Dortmund.
July 6, 2016 B.Dortmund to Man United.
Mkhitaryan is known for his fluent football and his creativity and movement in the field. In his previous season at Dortmund, he was a revelation and was also awarded the best player of the year in the Bundesliga in the 15/16 season after scoring 11 goals and making 15.
Statistics (club wise):
Club(s) Apps Goals Assist’s
B. Dortmund 140 41 49
Shaktar D. 106 44 23
Metalurh D. 45 17 11
Man United 12 2 2
Pyunik Erevan 11 10 –
Total 314 114 85
International level:
Nationality Apps Goals Assist’s
Armenia 114 38 30
Off field information:
He was born to Marina and Hamlet Mkhitaryan in 1989 in the Yerevan city of Armenia. His father was a professional footballer and played for FC Ararat Yerevan as a striker, but unfortunately, died due to brain tumor at the age of 33. A few people say that his playing style resembles that of his father. Henrikh’s mother, Marina, is currently working in the Armenian Football Federation as the head of national teams department and his elder sister, Monica, works at the UEFA headquarters. Mkhitaryan is fluent in six languages namely Armenian, Russian, French, English, German, Portuguese and he also has a degree in Economics and has graduated from the St. Petersburg institute. After retiring from football, he plans to pursue a carrier in his academics.