Arsen Zakharyan

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Norayrovich and the family name is Zakharyan.
Arsen Zakharyan
Arsen Zakharyan 2021 v Zenit.jpg
Zakharyan with Dynamo Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Arsen Norayrovich Zakharyan
Date of birth (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Samara, Russia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Moscow
Number 47
Youth career
2008–2016 Krylia Sovetov Samara
2016 Konoplyov football academy
2017–2020 Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Dynamo-2 Moscow 15 (8)
2020– Dynamo Moscow 30 (7)
National team‡
2018 Russia U15 7 (1)
2018–2019 Russia U16 10 (3)
2019–2020 Russia U17 7 (1)
2021– Russia U21 3 (1)
2021– Russia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021

Arsen Norayrovich Zakharyan (Russian: Арсен Норайрович Захарян; born 26 May 2003) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Moscow and the Russia national team.

Early life[]

Zakharyan was born in Samara, Russia into an Armenian family. Arsen's parents moved from Armenia to Russia after the Nagorno-Karabakh war (1991-1994).

Club career[]

In October 2020, he was chosen as one of the 60 of the best young talents in world football among the players born in 2003 by The Guardian.[2]

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Dynamo Moscow on 1 November 2020 in a game against FC Tambov.[3]

In the first league game after the winter break of the 2020–21 season, on 28 February 2021 he made his first starting lineup appearance for Dynamo in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny. In the 7th minute, Zakharyan's cross was stopped by the arm of an Akhmat defender, and Dynamo scored from the penalty kick. In the 37th minute, he scored his first Dynamo goal to make the score 2–0. Dynamo won the game 2–1.[4] He became the third youngest Dynamo player to score a goal in the Russian Premier League, after Aleksandr Kokorin and Pyotr Nemov.[5] In the next game against FC Tambov on 7 March 2021, he assisted on the first Dynamo goal in a 2–0 victory and was selected as player of the match. He was selected as player of the month for February and March 2021 games by Dynamo fans.[6] On 16 May 2021, in the last game of the 2020–21 season, he scored a late winner to establish the final score in a 3–2 victory over PFC CSKA Moscow. He was selected once again as player of the month for May 2021 by fans.[7]

On 27 May 2021 he was voted as player of the season by Dynamo fans.[8] On 15 July 2021, Russian Football Union gave him the Best Under-21 Player award for the 2020–21 season.[9]

On 23 July 2021, he scored Dynamo's first goal on the 2021–22 season, opening the score in a 2–0 away victory over FC Rostov, he was also selected as player of the game.[10]

On 9 December 2021, Russian Premier League awarded him as the league's best under-21 player of 2021.[11]

International career[]

On 15 March 2021, he was selected for Russia's squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He previously represented Russia only up to the Under-17 age bracket and became the youngest player on Russia's squad.[12] In his debut on 25 March 2021 in the opening game against Iceland, he was fouled in the penalty box in the 31st minute, and Russia opened scoring from the penalty kick. In the added time of the first half he scored his first goal to make the score 3–0, with the game eventually ending with a 4–1 victory for Russia. He became the youngest player ever to score a goal for Russia Under-21 squad.[13] He also became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, overtaking Yari Verschaeren.[14]

On 11 May 2021, he received his first call-up to the senior Russia squad, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[15] He suffered a tonsillitis infection in camp and was not included in the final squad.[16]

He made his debut for the senior squad on 1 September 2021 in a World cup qualifier against Croatia. He started the game and was substituted in the second half, as the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[17] He became the youngest outfield player in Russian national team history, playing the game at the age of 18 years, 3 months and 5 days, overtaking Alan Dzagoev. He also became the second youngest national team player overall, behind Igor Akinfeev.[18]

Style of play[]

Zakharyan is versatile and is deployed in multiple positions, wide midfielder on either flank, attacking midfielder or central midfielder. In some games he switches positions throughout the game as the tactics demand.[19]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 12 December 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo-2 Moscow 2020–21 PFL 15 8 — — 15 8
Dynamo Moscow 2020–21 RPL 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
2021–22 RPL 17 4 1 0 — 18 4
Total 30 7 1 0 0 0 31 7
Career total 45 15 1 0 0 0 46 15

References[]

  1. ^ Arsen Zakharyan at Russian Premier League
  2. ^ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Tambov v Dynamo Moscow game report". Russian Premier League. 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Akhmat v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Арсен Захарян забил первый гол в возрасте 17 лет и 278 дней" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Арсен Захарян — ВТБ игрок месяца в феврале-марте" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Арсен Захарян — ВТБ игрок месяца в мае" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Арсен Захарян — ВТБ игрок сезона" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 27 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Итоги Исполкома РФС" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Rostov v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Арсен Захарян – обладатель премии «Первая пятёрка» в 2021 году" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Состав на молодежный чемпионат Европы" [Squad for the European Championship] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Арсен заработал пенальти, забил шикарный гол и стал самым молодым автором гола молодёжной сборной России" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Захарян стал самым молодым автором гола в истории молодёжных чемпионатов Европы" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 26 March 2021.
  15. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Russia v Croatia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. ^ "ЗАХАРЯН — САМЫЙ МОЛОДОЙ ПОЛЕВОЙ ИГРОК В ИСТОРИИ СБОРНОЙ РОССИИ" (in Russian). Match TV. 1 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Захарян о победе над ЦСКА: "Пропустили первыми и не вошли в игру, но проявили характер"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Arsen Zakharyan". SofaScore. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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