YEREVAN, JULY 28, ARMENPRESS. Artur Sarkisov, the footballer of the Armenian national team and the football club “Volga”, has sustained a shin injury.  

Armenpress reports the leading coach Andrei Talalayev’s words, referring to the official website of “Volga”:

“Sarkisov has got a light shin injury, but I am hopeful that he’ll get well soon. ”

“Volga” met with “SKA-Energia” in the 4th round of Russian 1st Divison. Sarkisov was injured in this match.

Artur Sarkisov was born 19 January 1987. He is an Armenian football player who currently plays as a forward for Volga Nizhny Novgorod and the Armenian national team. On 23 July 2012, Sarkisov was loaned out by Lokomotiv to Volga Nizhny Novgorod, where he played under number 14. Sarkisov scored his first two goals for the club in his tenth game for Volga on 15 March 2013. The final score was 2-1, thus Volga won because of Sarkisov's two goals. Sarkisov had wanted very much to play for the Armenia national football team. When he was invited, he agreed without thinking for a minute. He joined the national team on 27 July 2011 and made his debut in a friendly match against Lithuania on 10 August 2011, coming on the field and in the starting lineup in the 58th minute and substituting Yura Movsisyan. His first goal for the national team had already in his third game with Slovakia on 6 September, which Armenia won away with a crushing 4-0 victory. On 7 September 2012, Sarkisov scored a goal for the national team in an away match against Malta.