Zhirayr Shaghoyan

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]

Zhirayr Shaghoyan

Shaghoyan with CSKA Sofia in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 24)
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
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)
2024–2025	→ 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, correct as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025 (UTC)

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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.

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

Honours

Ararat-Armenia

• Armenian Cup: 2023–24