Mkhitaryan named 2023 Footballer of the Year, thanks Armenia for election

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been named Footballer of the Year in a vote organized by the Football Federation.

The Inter Milan midfielder garnered 81 points in the vote and won his 11th  Footballer of the Year title.

After learning about the title, Mkhitaryan took his social network pages to thank Armenia. “2023 Footballer of the Year for the 11th time! Շնորակալություն, Հայաստան (Thank you, Armenia)” he wrote on his Facebook page.

Eduard Spertsyan, the Armenian national team midfielder, who also plays for the Krasnodar FC, and Lucas Zelarayán, the Armenian national team midfielder and Al-Fateh midfielder, were the runners-up with 48 and 21 points respectively Armenpress reports.