Gagik Daghbashyan (; born 19 October 1990) is an Armenian professional

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for the Armenia national team.

Club career

From an early age, Gagik Daghbashyan was fascinated by football. He also had the opportunity to engage in other sports (dance, karate, aikido). His passion for football was stronger and he decided to pursue a football career. At 12 years of age, Daghbashyan began to take his first steps at the football school of Banants Yerevan. In 2007, he was advanced to Banants-2 and played in the

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. In the same year, Daghbashyan debuted for Banants in the

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. On 10 November 2007, in the 28 round against Kilikia, he came off the bench at the 75th minute, replacing Yegishe Melikyan. In January 2015 he joined Slovak Fortuna Liga Club

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International career

At the age of 18, he made his debut with the Armenia U-21 team at the

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qualifying match that was won, 2–1, on 5 June 2009 against the host Switzerland U21 team. Daghbashyan would have more field time in the tournament match that took place three days later. He was again entrusted to play at the

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qualifying match two years later on 7 June 2011, when the Armenia U-21 team defeated

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, 4–1. He made his debut in the Armenia national team on 28 February 2012 in a friendly match in

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against Serbia (2–0 defeat).Players profile
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Honours

Banants Yerevan *

: 2013–14 *

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: 2007 Alashkert * Armenian Cup: 2018–19

References

External links

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at FFA.am * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daghbashyan, Gagik 1990 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Armenian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Armenia men's international footballers Armenia men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Armenian sportsmen Armenia men's youth international footballers Armenian Premier League players Armenian First League players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players FC Urartu players MFK Ružomberok players MFK Dolný Kubín players FC Alashkert players FC Van players Armenian expatriate men's footballers Armenian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia