Henrikh Mkhitaryan is one of the best football players in the world of our time, the idol of all Armenian boys, the national treasure of his small country and an enviable groom. He loves children, participates in charity, eagerly answers questions from journalists and, despite all his achievements, remains a modest and restrained person.
Childhood
Henry was the second child in the family. He was born three years later than his older sister Monica, in 1989, on January 21 in the capital of Armenia. But soon the parents were forced to leave Yerevan due to the difficult political situation in the country.
After moving to Paris, Henry's parents continued to work in their favorite field - football. Father, Hamlet Mkhitaryan was a famous striker of “Ararat”, one of the best football players of the USSR, and then, after moving, played in the French club “Valence”. A faithful wife and loving mother, Marina worked in the sports administration.
Hamlet began to take his son to training already in three years. According to Heinrich himself, he just wanted to be with his dad, and his passion for football came later. When the boy was 7 years old, his father died of a brain tumor. This happened in 1996, and the family moved back to Armenia. And a year after that, the son began to play football persistently - for the sake of his father, who had been the only idol for his son all his life.
In Yerevan, his mother sent Henry to the Pyunik children's sports school, where he was found by scouts of the Donetsk Metallurgist, in which Henry spent only a year winning the title of “Best Armenian Football Player” and the prize of the FAF Sympathy fan organization. Then he played for 5 years at Shakhtar, becoming his best player and, at the same time, the best footballer in the CIS, setting a record for goals scored in the Ukrainian championship in the 2012/13 season.
Heinrich's career in top clubs
Henry believed in himself and decided to play at a higher level. By that time, such giants as Chelsea, Manchester City, PSG, Juventus were interested in a talented young athlete. But he gave preference to the Dortmund Borussia, signing a contract for 4 years. During this time, the humble Armenian guy managed to become more than once the best player in various matches and the season 2015/16, and then, in July 2016, he moved to the legendary English club Manchester United
Henry gave the next four-year contract to Manchester United, in which, unfortunately, he could not seriously distinguish himself. Sometimes he managed incredible things, and after a striking performance Mkhitaryan could give out a completely mediocre game. He did not feel comfortable in this team and gradually began to appear less and less in the main composition of the “Red Devils”. And in 2018
Jose Mourinho exchanged with London Arsenal. Henry moved there in exchange for Alex Sanchez.
Mkhitaryan has repeatedly said that he would have dreamed of playing in Arsenal, and after the transition he shared his joy with reporters. He said that the attacking game of this team is much more to his liking, besides, there is almost a family atmosphere inside the club that Henry liked.
And indeed, soon this young Armenian showed an excellent game at a high level, and again became one of the best football players in world sports. By the way, only a few in Europe can correctly pronounce his name, and therefore Henry was nicknamed "Mickey."
