Vahan Bichakchyan included in The Guardian’s “60 of the best young talents in world football”

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS. The British “The Guardian” has published a list of “Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football”. The list includes “Shirak” FC forward 17 year old Vahan Bichakhchyan.

“Considered by some to be as talented as his countryman Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Bichakhchyan was handed his senior debut at the age of 16 for Shirak. He came on as a substitute in the Europa League first qualifying round second leg against Georgia's Dila Gori and scored a screamer to help the team progress to the next stage. The goal made him the youngest Armenian to score in Europe. Used mainly as right winger, his style is similar to Kevin De Bruyne's: he has a good eye for goal and is always ready to take on opponents one-on-one, also reminding observers of a young Wayne Rooney. Bichakhchyan had, by mid-September, scored two goals and provided one assist in eight matches in this debut season for Shirak and had precisely the same stats for Armenia Under-19s after being considered too good for the Under-17s”, wrote The Guardian.