Aghvan was a pupil of the football academy
ŁKS Łódź. He completed the stages of the club academy along with his older brother Volodya. In 2011, he was included in the first team. Papikyan played 8 matches in total for Łódź. In February 2013, he transferred to
Spartak Moscow. On 4 September 2020, less than a month after joining
FC Alashkert, he moved to
Ararat Yerevan. ==International career==