Vahan Bichakhchyan

Vahan Bichakhchyan
Bichakhchyan with Pogoń Szczecin in 2023
Personal information
Full name Vahan Vardani Bichakhchyan
Date of birth (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999
Place of birth Gyumri, Armenia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 21
Youth career
Shirak Gyumri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Shirak Gyumri 24 (4)
2017–2022 Žilina 62 (18)
2022–2025 Pogoń Szczecin 95 (15)
2025– Legia Warsaw 31 (2)
International career‡
2016–2017 Armenia U19 18 (6)
2017–2021 Armenia U21 13 (1)
2020– Armenia 47 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:05, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:21, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenian: Վահան Բիչախչյան; born 9 July 1999) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Armenia national team. He is the son of Vardan Bichakhchyan, a former player who most recently managed Ararat Yerevan.[1]

Club career

MŠK Žilina

In July 2017, Bichakhchyan signed a five-year contract with Žilina.[2] He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina in a 6–0 defeat against Slovan Bratislava on 24 February 2018, replacing Miroslav Káčer eight minutes before the end of the game.[3]

In December 2020, Bichakhchyan polled as Armenia's third best player of the year, behind national team captain and Roma star Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Astana midfielder Tigran Barseghyan.[4]

Pogoń Szczecin

In January 2022, Pogoń Szczecin announced that they reached an agreement with Žilina for the permanent transfer of Bichakhchyan for a reported fee of €900,000. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5][6][7] He made his debut for Pogoń on 5 February, in a 0–2 away victory over Piast Gliwice, he also scored his first goal there during that match.[8]

Legia Warsaw

On 16 January 2025, Bichakhchyan signed for another Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a three-year contract for a reported fee of about €250,000.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 29 March 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Armenia 202050
202161
2022102
2023100
202492
202560
202611
Total476
Scores and results list Armenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bichakhchyan goal.
List of international goals scored by Vahan Bichakhchyan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 June 2021Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Sweden1–21–3Friendly
224 March 2022Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Montenegro1–01–0Friendly
314 June 2022Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Scotland1–01–42022–23 UEFA Nations League B
47 June 2024Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Kazakhstan2–02–1Friendly
57 September 2024Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Latvia1–04–12024–25 UEFA Nations League C
629 March 2026Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Belarus1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Shirak Gyumri

Pogoń Szczecin

Legia Warsaw

References

  1. ↑ ""Ширак" показал кубковый характер". 24 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vahan Bichakhchyan signs 5-year contract with MSK Zilina". sport.mediamax.am/. Media Max Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ↑ ŠK Slovan Bratislava - MŠK Žilina 24 February 2018, futbalnet.sk
  4. ↑ "Vahan Bichakhchyan 3. najlepší futbalista v Arménsku za rok 2020". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Vahan Bichakhchyan is the player of Pogoń Szczecin! (in Polish)". Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "To dla niego Pogoń pobiła rekord transferowy. Kim jest Wahan Biczachczjan?". 10 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Kacprzyk, Mateusz (10 January 2022). "Najdroższy transfer w historii Pogoni Szczecin. Reprezentant Armenii nowym piłkarzem portowców". szczecin.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Wahan Biczachczjan, sezon 2021/22". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Pawlik, Luka (16 January 2025). "Legia finalizuje konkretny transfer. Da zarobić klubowi z Ekstraklasy". Goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Vahan Vardani Bichakhchyan". eu-football.info.
  11. ↑ "Wahan Biczachczjan". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Papuga, Wojciech (2 May 2025). "Legia Warszawa zdobywcą Pucharu Polski! W finale wygrała z Pogonią Szczecin [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Piegza, Michał (13 July 2025). "Legia Warszawa zdobywcą Superpucharu Polski!". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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