Ararat's first newcomer in 2023 was 19-year-old Ivorian striker Mouhammed Lamine Kone.

The football player, born on August 7, 2003, moved to Ararat from the Swiss club Stade Lausanne Ouchy. This season, Kone played in the second team of Lausanne Ouchy, in which he scored 20 goals.

On January 28, Mohammed Kone took part in the control match against CSKA as part of Ararat. After coming on as a substitute in the second half, he scored a hat-trick and helped Ararat win a strong-willed victory with a score of 3:2: