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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 edit

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. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 28 March 2009 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Estonia 1–0 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]
2 15 25 May 2010 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Uzbekistan 1–0 3–1 Friendly [8]
3 18 8 October 2010 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Slovakia 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [9]
4 19 12 October 2010 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Andorra 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [10]
5 24 2 September 2011 Estadi Comunal la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra   Andorra 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [11]
6 25 6 September 2011 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia   Slovakia 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [12]
7 26 7 October 2011 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Macedonia 3–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [13]
8 27 11 October 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [14]
9 34 12 October 2012 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Italy 1–1 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
10 35 14 November 2012 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Lithuania 3–0 4–2 Friendly [16]
11 39 11 June 2013 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 4–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
12 43 15 October 2013 Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy   Italy 2–1 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [18]
13 45 27 May 2014 Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge, Switzerland   United Arab Emirates 2–1 4–3 Friendly [19]
14 3–2
15 47 6 June 2014 Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany   Germany 1–1 1–6 Friendly [20]
16 49 7 September 2014 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [21]
17 58 29 May 2016 StubHub Center, Carson, United States   Guatemala 1–1 7–1 Friendly [22]
18 4–1
19 5–1
20 62 26 March 2017 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
21 63 4 June 2017 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–0 5–0 Friendly [24]
22 3–0
23 68 8 October 2017 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
24 69 9 November 2017 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Belarus 2–0 4–1 Friendly [26]
25 70 13 November 2017 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Cyprus 3–1 3–2 Friendly [27]
26 78 16 October 2018 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Macedonia 4–0 4–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D [28]
27 81 23 March 2019 Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [29]
28 86 8 September 2019 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [30]
29 2–1
30 87 11 October 2020 Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland   Georgia 2–2 2–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C [31]
31 91 8 September 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Liechtenstein 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]
32 95 14 November 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Germany 1–3 1–4 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [33]

Statistics edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in FIFA World Cup qualification
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA European Championship qualification
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Nations League

See also edit

References edit

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