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The 2019 Under-19 European Championships are just around the corner.
The tournament will be played in Yerevan, Armenia from July 14.
One of the ambassadors of the event is none other than Armenia national team captain and coveted Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The 30-year-old veteran midfielder has taken to
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The snap shows him at the age of just 19, playing for what appears to be the Armenia Under-21 side.
Of course, Mkhitaryan has come a long way since those early beginnings and is now a highly experienced member of the Gunners’ family.
Arriving from Manchester United in January 2018, Mkhitaryan has already played a total of 56 games in all competitions for Arsenal, scoring nine goals and assisting further 13.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t present in arguably the most important match of the 2018/19 season as Arsenal lost the Europa League final against Chelsea.
The Armenian ace was not in the squad travelling to Baku that day.