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title: "Arsenal midfielder awarded prestigious honour"
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published: "2018-03-23T10:18:06Z"
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# Arsenal midfielder awarded prestigious honour

Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been crowned Armenian player of the year for 2017.

[Confirmed through the club’s website,](https://www.arsenal.com/news/mkhitaryan-wins-armenian-footballer-year) it is the seventh year in succession that he has picked up the award.

Mkhitaryan is the captain of Armenia and has 25 goals in 70 appearances for his country – making him their all-time top goalscorer.

The winger joined Arsenal in January in a deal which saw Alexis Sanchez move to Manchester United.

Since his arrival, Mkhitaryan has registered one goal and four assists in five Premier League starts for Arsenal.

![Michael Regan/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/913748798.jpg)

He also netted against AC Milan in the Europa League for Arsenal, scoring a deflected strike in the first-leg before their eventual progression.

The 29-year-old will be hoping he can add a Europa League trophy to his collection this season, along with his player of the year award.

Arsenal’s next match is at home to Stoke a week on Sunday.