Aghvan Papikyan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aghvan Papikyan

| image =

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| fullname = Aghvan Papikyan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Łódź, Poland

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Winger{{WorldFootball.net|aghvan-papikyan}}

| currentclub = Unia Skierniewice

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2005–2011 | youthclubs1 = ŁKS Łódź

| years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = ŁKS Łódź | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = Spartak Moscow | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = → FC Pyunik (loan) | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Ulisses FC | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2015–2017 | clubs5 = GKS Bełchatów | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Raków Częstochowa | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = Olimpia Grudziądz | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 8

| years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Chojniczanka Chojnice | caps8 = 25 | goals8 = 3

| years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = Alashkert | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2020–2021 | clubs10 = Ararat Yerevan | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Alashkert | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = Wisła Puławy | caps12 = 14 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2023 | clubs13 = Olimpia Grudziądz | caps13 = 14 | goals13 = 1

| years14 = 2024– | clubs14 = Unia Skierniewice | caps14 = 30 | goals14 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = Armenia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Armenia U19

| nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2012 | nationalteam3 = Armenia U21

| nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2013–2014| nationalteam4 = Armenia

| nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 26 November 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Aghvan Papikyan ({{langx|hy|Աղվան Պապիկյանը}}, born 8 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for III liga club Unia Skierniewice. Born in Poland, he was a member of the Armenia national team.

Club career

Aghvan was a pupil of the football academy ŁKS Łódź. He completed the stages of the club academy along with his older brother Volodya.{{cite web|title=Interview with Aghvan Papikyan, Polish-born Armenian |url=http://www.polandsoccerblog.com/2012/11/interview-with-aghvan-papikyan-polish_22.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411160510/http://www.polandsoccerblog.com/2012/11/interview-with-aghvan-papikyan-polish_22.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |publisher=Poland Soccer Blog |access-date=29 March 2013 }} In 2011, he was included in the first team. Papikyan played 8 matches in total for Łódź.

In February 2013, he transferred to Spartak Moscow.{{cite web|title=Aghwan Papikjan wypożyczony do Spartaka|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/206/news2062302-Aghwan-Papikjan-wypozyczony-do-Spartaka.html|publisher=90minut.pl|access-date=29 March 2013|language=pl}}

On 4 September 2020, less than a month after joining FC Alashkert, he moved to Ararat Yerevan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ararat Yerevan|url=https://www.facebook.com/fcararatyerevanofficial/posts/3626721730694753|title=Աղվան Պապիկյանի առաջին հարցազրույցը որպես "Արարատի" ֆուտբոլիստ|trans-title=Aghvan Papikyan's first interview as a footballer of Ararat|date=4 September 2020|language=hy}}

International career

Aghvan Papikyan has played for the junior and youth teams of Armenia. He has stated, "I play for the Armenia because that's where my roots are from and I feel Armenian." Papikyan had no desire to join the Poland national football team and couldn't anyway due to citizenship issues, but said he still "feels something towards Poland".

After a match between the Armenia U21 and Armenia national teams on 21 March 2013, Papikyan was among three youth players chosen by the Football Federation of Armenia to join the senior team.{{cite web|script-title=hy:Աղվան Պապիկյանը, Տարոն Ոսկանյանը եւ Դավիթ Հակոբյանն` ազգային հավաքականում|url=http://sport.news.am/arm/news/20980/axvan-papikyany-taron-oskanyany-ev-davit-hakobyann-azgayin-havaqakanum.html|publisher=sport.news.am|access-date=29 March 2013|language=hy}}

Personal life

Aghvan is the son of Armenian former football player and current football manager Arsen Papikyan and also has a one-year older brother Volodya who played midfielder for ŁKS Łódź with Aghvan. His parents and brother were born in Armenia and decided to work and live to Poland, where Aghvan was born one year later.

Although born in Poland, he only obtained Polish citizenship on 2 October 2017.{{cite news|title=Ekstraklasa. Piłkarz ŁKS nie chce grać w reprezentacji Polski |url=http://www.lodz.sport.pl/sport-lodz/2029020,117109,10296147.html |trans-title=Ekstraklasa: LKS player does not wish to play for the Polish national team |publisher=sport.pl |first1=Jerzy |last1=Walczyk |first2=Jakub |last2=Łagiewski |language=Polish |date=2011-09-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001613/http://www.lodz.sport.pl/sport-lodz/2029020%2C117109%2C10296147.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}{{cite web |title=Aghwan Papikjan z polskim obywatelstwem |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/281/news2814590-Aghwan-Papikjan-z-polskim-obywatelstwem.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=26 November 2021 |language=pl |date=2 October 2017}}

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player\|id=53409\|name=Aghvan Papikyan\|access-date=18 February 2025}}
rowspan=3\|Armenia
2013	1	0
2014	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	2	0

Honours

FC Pyunik

Armenian Cup: 2013–14{{cite web |title=Aghwan Papikjan |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=20247 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=18 February 2025 |language=pl}}

Ararat Yerevan

Armenian Cup: 2020–21

Unia Skierniewice

Polish Cup (Łódź regionals): 2023–24{{cite web |title=Puchar Polski 2023/2024, grupa: Łódzki ZPN |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga13464.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=pl}}{{cite web |title=Zawodnik: Mateusz Cegiełka |url=https://www.laczynaspilka.pl/rozgrywki/zawodnik/4f1277d5-d655-4adc-b9d3-17bd820b7850?season=29d748c8-3e54-4a3d-8f94-368614f481a4&leagueId=59d6af33-6ef4-4da6-9af6-6a4b792cb344&tab=tab-matches |website=laczynaspilka.pl |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=pl}}