LONDON, England (A.W.)—Armenian soccer player Vahan Bichakhchyan was named one of the 60 of the best young talents in world soccer in The Guardian’s “Next Generation 2016” list, which identifies some of the best young players born in 1999.
Vahan Bichakhchyan
Bichakhchyan’s profile on the list is below.
“Considered by some to be as talented as his countryman Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Bichakhchyan was handed his senior debut at the age of 16 for Shirak. He came on as a substitute in the Europa League first qualifying round second leg against Georgia’s Dila Gori and scored a screamer to help the team progress to the next stage. The goal made him the youngest Armenian to score in Europe.
Used mainly as right winger, his style is similar to Kevin De Bruyne’s (Belgium)—he has a good eye for goal and is always ready to take on opponents one-on-one, also reminding observers of a young Wayne Rooney (England). Bichakhchyan had, by mid-September, scored two goals and provided one assist in eight matches in this debut season for Shirak and had precisely the same stats for Armenia Under-19s after being considered too good for the Under-17’s.”
Source: Armenian Weekly
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