YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, ARMENPRESS. The midfielder of the Armenian National Football Squad and Borussia Dortmund Henrikh Mkhitaryan is included in Borussia's starting lineup in the upcoming match against Hannover 96.

As reports "Armenpress", Borussia Dortmund official Twitter page posted the club’s starting lineup for their German Bundesliga home game against Hannover 96. The Borussia Dortmund-Hannover 96 match will be played on Saturday, and the official kick-off is at 5:30pm, Armenia time.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was born 21 January 1989. He is an Armenian football player who currently plays as a midfielder for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and theArmenian national team. Mkhitaryan has participated in 39 international matches and scored 11 goals for the Armenian national team since his debut on 14 January 2007. His previous clubs include Pyunik Yerevan, where he came through the youth system, Metalurh Donetsk, and Shakhtar Donetsk. Mkhitaryan was chosenArmenian Footballer of the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2012 he was voted as the best Shakhtar player of 2011–12 season by the fans, and Ukraine Premier League MVP. In 2012, Mkhitaryan was named in UEFA's Top 100 players by UEFA European Football Yearbook 2012–13. Mkhitaryan was voted the CIS Footballer of the Year for 2012, making him the first Armenian footballer to be named the best player from post-Soviet countries.

On 8 July, Borussia Dortmund announced that it was set to sign a four-year deal with Mkhitaryan for €25 (£21.5) million. Shakhtar and Borussia officially "resolved all the necessary formalities" and agreed on €27.5 (£23.6) million, making him the most expensive purchase in the club's history.

On his debut in a pre-season friendly against FC Basel on 10 July 2013, Mkhitaryan set up a goal for Marco Reus in the 11th minute and scored his first goal for the club 16 minutes later, helping his side to a 3–1 victory away at St. Jakob-Park. Mkhitaryan couldn't take part at the 2013 DFL-Supercup which his club won due to an injury he received on a friendly game before that.