Arsen Zakharyan

Arsen Norayrovich Zakharyan (Russian: Арсен Норайрович Захарян; Armenian: Արսեն Զախարյան; born 26 May 2003) is a Russian professional footballer of Armenian descent who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Moscow and the Russia national team.

Club Career

In October 2020, he was chosen as one of the 60 of the best young talents in world football among the players born in 2003 by The Guardian.

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Dynamo Moscow on 1 November 2020 in a game against FC Tambov.

In the first league game after the winter break of the 2020–21 season, on 28 February 2021 he made his first starting lineup appearance for Dynamo in an away game against FC Akhmat Grozny. In the 7th minute, Zakharyan's cross was stopped by the arm of an Akhmat defender, and Dynamo scored from the penalty kick. In the 37th minute, he scored his first Dynamo goal to make the score 2–0. Dynamo won the game 2–1. He became the third youngest Dynamo player to score a goal in the Russian Premier League, after Aleksandr Kokorin and Pyotr Nemov. In the next game against FC Tambov on 7 March 2021, he assisted on the first Dynamo goal in a 2–0 victory and was selected as player of the match. He was selected as player of the month for February and March 2021 games by Dynamo fans. On 16 May 2021, in the last game of the 2020–21 season, he scored a late winner to establish the final score in a 3–2 victory over PFC CSKA Moscow. He was selected once again as player of the month for May 2021 by fans.

On 27 May 2021 he was voted as player of the season by Dynamo fans. On 15 July 2021, Russian Football Union gave him the Best Under-21 Player award for the 2020–21 season.

On 23 July 2021, he scored Dynamo's first goal on the 2021–22 season, opening the score in a 2–0 away victory over FC Rostov, he was also selected as player of the game.

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