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My Take
Arsen Zakharyan is one of the more bittersweet talents to follow right now. The attacking midfielder dazzled in Russia before earning a dream move to Real Sociedad in La Liga, and watching that creative, fearless style adapt to Spanish football has been compelling. What weighs on me is the context: as a Russian international, the wider doors of the Champions League and major tournaments have largely stayed shut through no fault of his own. Born in 2003 with Armenian roots, he has time and obvious gifts. I just hope the football world eventually lets a player this inventive be judged purely on what he does with the ball.
Overview
Arsen Norayrovich Zakharyan (Russian: Арсен Норайрович Захарян; Armenian: Արսեն Նորայրի Զախարյան; born 26 May 2003) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Russia national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arsen Zakharyan
- Name (Japanese)
- アルセン・ザハリャン
- Reading
- あるせん・ざはりゃん
- Born
- May 26, 2003 (age 23)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.