In May 2008, he received Armenian citizenship and became a member of the Armenia national team. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2008 and scored on his debut in a friendly away game against Moldova. On 12 October 2010 he scored his second international goal against Andorra and the 4th goal of the match, which eventually ended 4-0 in favor of Armenia. That victory then went on to secure Armenia's by that time highest ever FIFA World Ranking as 42nd.