Zhirayr Shaghoyan
 Shaghoyan with CSKA Sofia in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Arinj, Kotayk, Armenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Pyunik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Ararat-Armenia | 72 | (15) |
| 2019–2021 | → BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 50 | (53) |
| 2022–2024 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Debrecen (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Armenia U17 | 18 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Armenia U19 | 20 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Armenia U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Armenia | 17 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Armenian: Ժիրայր Շաղոյան; born 10 April 2001) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ararat-Armenia and the Armenia national team.[2][3]
Club career
On 6 September 2022, Shaghoyan signed for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia on loan with an option to buy for the season from Ararat-Armenia.[4][5]
International career
Shaghoyan made his international debut for Armenia on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland, which finished as a 2–0 home win.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 May 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ararat-Armenia | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 84 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 19 | ||
| BKMA Yerevan (loan) | 2019–20 | Armenian First League | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 21 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 28 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 5 | |||
| Total | 50 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | ||
| CSKA Sofia (loan) | 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Debrecen (loan) | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 167 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 73 | ||
International
- As of 9 June 2025[6]
| Armenia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | ||
- Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Kosovo |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Ararat-Armenia
References
- ^ "Zhirayr Shaghoyan". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Zhirayr Shaghoyan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Zhirayr Shaghoyan at Soccerway
- ^ "ЦСКА привлече един от най-големите таланти на Армения". cska.bg (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Ժիրայր Շաղոյանը տեղափոխվեց բուլղարական <<ԲԿՄԱ Սոֆիա>> ակումբ". fcararatarmenia.am (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Zhirayr Shaghoyan". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links
- Zhirayr Shaghoyan at FFA.am