Zhirayr Shaghoyan

Zhirayr Shaghoyan
	Shaghoyan with Armenia in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	10 April 2001
Place of birth	Arinj, Kotayk, Armenia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ararat-Armenia
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2017	Pyunik
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–	Ararat-Armenia
2019–2021	→ BKMA Yerevan (loan)
2022–2024	→ CSKA Sofia (loan)
2024–2025	→ Debrecen (loan)
International career‡
2016–2017	Armenia U17
2018–2019	Armenia U19
2020–2022	Armenia U21
2021–	Armenia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

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]

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]

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]

As of match played 15 August 2026^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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		12	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	18	5
	2025–26		26	4	4	0	4	0	1	0	35	4
	2026–27		3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	7	1
	Total		113	23	17	1	8	1	2	0	140	25
BKMA Yerevan (loan)	2019–20	Armenian First League	20	21	0	0	–		–		20	21
	2020–21	Armenian First League	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	Bulgarian First League	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			196	76	23	2	10	1	2	0	231	79

As of 9 June 2026^[6]

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

Ararat-Armenia

↑ "Zhirayr Shaghoyan". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
↑ Zhirayr Shaghoyan at WorldFootball.net
1 2 Zhirayr Shaghoyan at Soccerway
↑ "ЦСКА привлече един от най-големите таланти на Армения". cska.bg (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
↑ "Ժիրայր Շաղոյանը տեղափոխվեց բուլղարական <<ԲԿՄԱ Սոֆիա>> ակումբ". fcararatarmenia.am (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
1 2 "Zhirayr Shaghoyan". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
↑ "We Are The Champions, My Friend". instagram.com/fc_ararat_armenia/. FC Ararat-Armenia Instagram. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.