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David Arshakyan
Personal information
Full name David Arshakyan
Date of birth (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maxline Vitebsk
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2006 Smena St. Petersburg[1]
2006 Lokomotiv St. Petersburg[2]
2006–2009 Smena St. Petersburg
2009–2010 Zenit-84 St. Petersburg
2010–2012 Lokomotiv St. Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Mika 3 (0)
2015–2016 Trakai 52 (34)
2016–2017 Chicago Fire 17 (0)
2018 Vejle BK 5 (0)
2018 Gorica 4 (0)
2019 Fakel Voronezh 8 (0)
2019 Rudeš 0 (0)
2019–2020 Ararat Yerevan 5 (1)
2020–2021 Irtysh Omsk 6 (1)
2022 FA Šiauliai 6 (0)
2022–2023 Van 0 (0)
2023 BKMA Yerevan 4 (0)
2024– Maxline Vitebsk
International career‡
2012 Armenia U19 3 (0)
2016 Armenia U21 1 (0)
2016 Armenia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2016

David Arshakyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Արշակյան; born 16 August 1994) is an Armenian footballer who plays for Maxline Vitebsk. He also holds Russian citizenship as David Rudolfovich Arshakyan (Russian: Давид Рудольфович Аршакян).[3]

Club career

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FC Mika

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Arshakyan began his professional career with Armenian side FC Mika in 2012, and made three Armenian Premier League appearances as his side captured the 2012–13 Armenian Supercup.[4]

FK Trakai

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Arshakyan was transferred to Lithuanian side FK Trakai prior to the start of the 2015 season. In 34 A Lyga appearances, Arshakyan scored 25 goals and had six multi-goal games, including three hat-tricks, finishing the season just three goals shy of the top scorer in the league. That season, he also appeared in six UEFA Europa League qualifiers, scoring five goals in total.

Arshakyan made 18 appearances for Trakai in the 2016 season, scoring nine goals, including a hat-trick over FK Utenis Utena on July 28.[4]

Chicago Fire

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On August 3, 2016, the Chicago Fire announced that they had acquired Arshakyan from FK Trakai, on a two-year contract with club options for the third and fourth years.[4] Arshakyan made his Chicago Fire debut on August 27, 2016, in a 6–2 defeat against D.C. United, when he replaced striker Michael de Leeuw in the 56th minute.[5]

On December 18, 2017, Chicago and Arshakayan mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[6]

Vejle Boldklub

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On January 26, 2018, the Danish club Vejle Boldklub announced that they had signed Arshakyan on a free transfer. He signed a contract until the summer 2020.[7]

Irtysh Omsk

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On 23 September 2020, Arshakyan signed for Irtysh Omsk.[8] On 31 March 2021, his contract with Irtysh was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

International career

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As a youth player, Arshakyan represented Armenia at the U-19 and U-21 levels.[10] In August 2016 Arshakyan was called up to the senior team ahead of its first match of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11] On 4 September 2016 he debuted for the senior team, starting in Armenia's qualification match against Denmark.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 December 2017[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mika 2014–15 Premier League 3 0 2 0 — 0 0 5 0
Trakai 2015 A Lyga 34 25 5 2 4[a] 3 — 43 30
2016 18 9 0 0 2[a] 2 1[b] 1 21 12
Total 52 34 5 2 6 5 1 1 64 42
Chicago Fire 2016 MLS 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2017 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Vejle 2017–18 1. Division 5 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 72 34 7 2 6 5 1 1 86 42
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in the Lithuanian Supercup

References

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  1. ^ Давид Аршакян at football.kulichki.com
  2. ^ Аршакян Давид Рудольфович at footballfacts.ru
  3. ^ "Russian FNL profile for Arshakyan" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Chicago Fire Acquire Armenian International David Arshakyan" (Press release). Chicago Fire. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ten-Man Chicago Fire Fall 6–2 at D.C. United" (Press release). Chicago Fire. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Forward David Arshakyan Mutually Terminate Contract | Chicago Fire FC".
  7. ^ "David Arshakyan forstærker VB – Vejle Boldklub". Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  8. ^ "Состав Иртыша пополнил Давид Аршакян". fc-irtysh.ru/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Omsk. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Давид Аршакян покинул состав "Иртыша"" (in Russian). FC Irtysh Omsk. 31 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Chicago Fire Sign Armenian Striker David Asrshakyan" (Press release). TheScore. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "David Arshakyan: I'll join Armenian national team on August 29". news.am. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Round 1 – Group E: Denmark v. Armenia" (Match Report). FIFA. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  13. ^ David Arshakyan at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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