Zhirayr Shaghoyan

Armenian footballer

Zhirayr Shaghoyan
Personal information
Shaghoyan with CSKA Sofia in 2023
Date of birth	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Arinj, Kotayk, Armenia^[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Debrecen (on loan from Ararat-Armenia)
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2017	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–	→ Debrecen (loan)	5	(0)
International career^‡
2016–2017	Armenia U17	18	(6)
2018–2019	Armenia U19	20	(5)
2020–2022	Armenia U21	10	(1)
2021–	Armenia	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Armenian: Ժիրայր Շաղոյան; born 10 April 2001) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club Debrecen, on loan from 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 31 August 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
	2021–22		28	3	2	0	–		–		30	3
	2023–24		14	4	2	0	–		–		16	4
	Total		72	15	8	1	0	0	0	0	80	15
BKMA Yerevan (loan)	2019–20	Armenian First League	20	21	0	0	–		–		20	21
	2020–21	Armenian First League	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	Bulgarian First League	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	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
Career total			150	67	13	2	2	0	0	0	164	69

International

As of 7 September 2024^[6]

Armenia
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	6	0
2022	4	1
2023	1	0
2024	3	0
Total	14	1

Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Zhirayr Shaghoyan
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2022	Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo	Kosovo	1–0	2–2	Friendly

References

^ "Zhirayr Shaghoyan". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ Zhirayr Shaghoyan at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Armenia - Z. Shaghoyan - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "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.