Vahan Bichakhchyan

Vahan Bichakhchyan
Bichakhchyan with Pogoń Szczecin
Personal information
Full name Vahan Vardani Bichakhchyan
Date of birth (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Gyumri, Armenia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 21
Youth career
Shirak Gyumri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Shirak Gyumri 24 (4)
2017–2022 Žilina 62 (18)
2022–2025 Pogoń Szczecin 95 (15)
2025– Legia Warsaw 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Armenia U19 18 (6)
2017–2021 Armenia U21 13 (1)
2020– Armenia 40 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenian: Վահան Բիչախչյան; born 9 July 1999) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Armenia national team. He is the son of Vardan Bichakhchyan, a former player who most recently managed Ararat Yerevan.[1]

Club career

MŠK Žilina

In July 2017, Bichakhchyan signed a five-year contract with Žilina.[2] He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina in a 6–0 defeat against Slovan Bratislava on 24 February 2018, replacing Miroslav Káčer eight minutes before the end of the game.[3]

In December 2020, Armenian Football Federation Bichakhchyan polled as Armenia's third best player of the year, behind national team captain and Roma star Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Astana midfielder Tigran Barseghyan.[4]

Pogoń Szczecin

In January 2022, Pogoń Szczecin announced that they reached an agreement with Žilina for the permanent transfer of Bichakhchyan for a fee of €900,000. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5][6]

Legia Warsaw

On 16 January 2025, Bichakhchyan signed for another Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a three-year contract for a reported fee of about €250,000.[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Armenia 2020 5 0
2021 6 1
2022 10 2
2023 10 0
2024 9 2
Total 40 5
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bichakhchyan goal.
List of international goals scored by Vahan Bichakhchyan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 1–2 1–3 Friendly
2 24 March 2022 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Montenegro 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 14 June 2022 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Scotland 1–0 1–4 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
4 7 June 2024 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Kazakhstan 2–0 2–1 Friendly
5 7 September 2024 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Latvia 1–0 4–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Shirak Gyumri

Pogoń Szczecin

References

  1. ^ ""Ширак" показал кубковый характер". 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Vahan Bichakhchyan signs 5-year contract with MSK Zilina". sport.mediamax.am/. Media Max Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ ŠK Slovan Bratislava - MŠK Žilina 24 February 2018, futbalnet.sk
  4. ^ "Vahan Bichakhchyan 3. najlepší futbalista v Arménsku za rok 2020". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Vahan Bichakhchyan is the player of Pogoń Szczecin! (in Polish)".
  6. ^ "To dla niego Pogoń pobiła rekord transferowy. Kim jest Wahan Biczachczjan?". 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ Pawlik, Luka (16 January 2025). "Legia finalizuje konkretny transfer. Da zarobić klubowi z Ekstraklasy". Goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Vahan Vardani Bichakhchyan". eu-football.info.
  9. ^ "Wahan Biczachczjan". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.