David Arshakyan

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	64
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	2	(1)
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 10 December 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

FC Mika

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Appearance in the Lithuanian Supercup

References

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. "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.

External links

• David Arshakyan at Soccerway
• David Arshakyan at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)