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. A ten-time
Armenian Footballer of the Year , Mkhitaryan scored 32 goals in 95 international appearances, 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 . He made his debut for Armenia in a 1–1 draw against
Panama on 14 January 2007, and scored his first international goal over two years later in his ninth appearance for his country against
Estonia .
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. Mkhitaryan also netted twice in a match (also known as a brace) on three occasions. He scored the most times against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guatemala, with three total goals against each side.
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 . Despite playing for Armenia for 15 years, Mkhitaryan never played in the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship .
Goals
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mkhitaryan goal.
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
2
15
25 May 2010
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Uzbekistan
1–0
3–1
Friendly
3
18
8 October 2010
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Slovakia
3–1
3–1
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4
19
12 October 2010
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Andorra
2–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5
24
2 September 2011
Estadi Comunal la Vella , Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Andorra
3–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
6
25
6 September 2011
Štadión pod Dubňom , Žilina, Slovakia
Slovakia
2–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
7
26
7 October 2011
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Macedonia
3–1
4–1
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
8
27
11 October 2011
Aviva Stadium , Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
1–2
1–2
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
9
34
12 October 2012
Hrazdan Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Italy
1–1
1–3
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
35
14 November 2012
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Lithuania
3–0
4–2
Friendly
11
39
11 June 2013
Parken Stadium , Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark
4–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
43
15 October 2013
Stadio San Paolo , Naples, Italy
Italy
2–1
2–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
45
27 May 2014
Stade de la Fontenette , Carouge, Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
2–1
4–3
Friendly
14
3–2
15
47
6 June 2014
Coface Arena , Mainz, Germany
Germany
1–1
1–6
Friendly
16
49
7 September 2014
Parken Stadium , Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark
1–0
1–2
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
17
58
29 May 2016
StubHub Center , Carson, United States
Guatemala
1–1
7–1
Friendly
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
21
63
4 June 2017
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2–0
5–0
Friendly
22
3–0
23
68
8 October 2017
Astana Arena , Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1–0
1–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
69
9 November 2017
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Belarus
2–0
4–1
Friendly
25
70
13 November 2017
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Cyprus
3–1
3–2
Friendly
26
78
16 October 2018
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Macedonia
4–0
4–0
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
27
81
23 March 2019
Stadion Grbavica , Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–2
1–2
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
28
86
8 September 2019
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–0
4–2
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
29
2–1
30
87
11 October 2020
Stadion Miejski , Tychy, Poland
Georgia
2–2
2–2
2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
31
91
8 September 2021
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Liechtenstein
1–0
1–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
32
95
14 November 2021
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium , Yerevan, Armenia
Germany
1–3
1–4
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Statistics
Goals by year
Year
Competitive
Friendly
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2007
0
0
2
0
2
0
2008
1
0
4
0
5
0
2009
5
1
2
0
7
1
2010
4
2
1
1
5
3
2011
6
4
2
0
8
4
2012
3
1
5
1
8
2
2013
7
2
1
0
8
2
2014
2
1
5
3
7
4
2015
5
0
1
0
6
0
2016
1
0
4
3
5
3
2017
6
2
3
4
9
6
2018
6
1
4
0
10
1
2019
6
3
0
0
6
3
2020
2
1
0
0
2
1
2021
7
2
0
0
7
2
Total
61
20
34
12
95
32
Mkhitaryan scored his only international hat-trick against Guatemala in 2016.
See also