YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, ARMENPRESS. German “Der Westen” and the world known website Goal.com named Armenian national team footballer Henrikh Mkhitaryan the best player of Europa League qualifying match “Borussia”-“Odd”.

“Mkhitaryan’s good performance becomes regularity in the current season. This match was not an exception. First he scored a super goal and then made 2 incredible assists to Reus. Henrikh was in excellent control of the ball.”, “Armenpress” reports, “Der Westen” writes.

Goal.com in its turn notes that Mkhitaryan was a threat to the opponent’s gates. His assists were effective. The website named Mkhitaryan and Marco Reus the best players of the match.

Yesterday’s match ended 7-2, as Dortmund advanced 11-5 on aggregate with Mkhitaryan scoring a wonderful goal and making 2 assists. 

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was born on 22 January 1989 in the Armenian capital Yerevan to Marina Taschyan and Hamlet Mkhitaryan, a prominent striker of FC Ararat Yerevan during the 1980s, who died of a brain tumor at age of 33 when Mkhitaryan was seven years old. His mother is the head of the national teams department in the Armenian Football Federation and his elder sister, Monica, works at UEFA's headquarters. Mkhitaryan plays as a midfielder for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Armenia national football team. Mkhitaryan is Armenia's all-time top goalscorer, scoring 16 goals in 52 international matches since his debut in January 2007. His previous clubs include Pyunik Yerevan, where he came through the youth system, Metalurh Donetsk, and Shakhtar Donetsk.Mkhitaryan has been chosen Armenian Footballer of the Year five times (every year since 2009, except 2010). 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. He received the award again for 2013. Mkhitaryan received the nickname Heno from his fans in Armenia and has been nicknamed Micki by his Borussia Dortmund fans.