Arsen Zakharyan officially joins Real Sociedad

Midfielder Arsen Zakharyan officially completed move from Dynamo Moscow to Real Sociedad signing six-year contract with La Liga club.

20-year-old player spent six years with White-Blues after joining Dynamo Academy in 2017 from Konoplev Academy. On 1 November 2020, 17-year-old Zakharyan made debut for first team facing Tambov in RPL. Midfielder played 72 matches in the league and scored 15 goals.

In 2021/22 season Zakharyan won RPL bronze medal and reached Russian Cup final with Dynamo. Arsen was a laureate of “First Five” award as RPL best young player in 2021.

On 1 September 2021, Zakharyan played first match for Russia national team; he spent 70 minutes against Croatia in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Overall Arsen made seven appearances at international level.