CHICAGO, Ill. (A.W)—The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer (MLS) has signed Armenian national David Arshakyan. Arshakyan, a 21-year-old striker, began his professional career with the Armenian club team FC Mika in 2012 and went on to help his team win the 2012-13 Armenian Super Cup. In 2015, Arshakyan moved to Lithuanian club team FK Trakai, scoring 25 goals in 34 games with the squad last season.
Arshakyan agreed to a two-year deal with club options for the third and fourth years.
“As we tracked David, we were impressed by his winning attitude and ability to score goals in a variety of different ways,” said Fire Nelson Rodriguez in a statement released by the team. “He has a very good soccer IQ, imagination and obvious size. David also expressed a keen desire to join our club in particular and to help us build a championship program,” Rodriguez added.
Arshakyan agreed to a two-year deal with club options for the third and fourth years. He began his international career on Armenia’s National under-19 team in 2014.
Source: Armenian Weekly
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