Armenia 4

 

Henrikh Mkitharyan (Manchester United, ENG)
vs. Malta (1:1) | Friendly | 2018 in Austria

And another matchworn and signed Armenia shirt - this time not quite as beautiful, in my opinion. It is another Adidas template and one that seems to have absolutely no vague relation to the country that is wearing it. It might fit Finland or the Faroe Islands, but Armenia playing in these colours just feels weird, in my opinion. But here we are!

This shirt came via a befriended collector for 90€ and I got it, as it is signed by the player and just the player who wore it - my personal favourite kind of shirt. It was worn by Artur Sarkisov, another Armenian player who was barely in Armenia, other than playing for the national team. Born in Chechnya, he spent his entire career in the Russian league system, mostly in the second divison. He was a regular for Armenia, though, playing a total of 42 matches for his country.