Gagik Daghbashyan

Gagik Daghbashyan (; born 19 October 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back 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 Armenian First League. In the same year, Daghbashyan debuted for Banants in the Armenian Premier League. 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 MFK Ružomberok after signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.

International career At the age of 18, he made his debut with the Armenia U-21 team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup 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 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying match two years later on 7 June 2011, when the Armenia U-21 team defeated Montenegro, 4–1.

He made his debut in the Armenia national team on 28 February 2012 in a friendly match in Limassol against Serbia (2–0 defeat).

Honours Banants Yerevan Armenian Premier League: 2013–14 Armenian Cup: 2007

Alashkert Armenian Cup: 2018–19