Giorgi Guliashvili (Georgian: გიორგი გულიაშვილი, romanized: giorgi guliashvili; born 5 September 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar on loan from Sarajevo. He has regularly played for the Georgian U21 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Velež Mostar | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Sabutarlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Saburtalo | 79 | (11) |
| 2023– | Sarajevo | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Velež Mostar (loan) | 21 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Georgia U19 | 18 | (11) |
| 2020–2023 | Georgia U21 | 20 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Guliashvili started playing for Saburtalo after having advanced into the first team through the academy ranks. He made a debut in Erovnuli Liga on 28 May 2019 when at the age of 17 he came on the pitch as a substitute in a 3–0 win against WIT Georgia.[1] At the end of this season Guliashvili won two nominations at the annual awards ceremony organized by the Football Federation - Goal of the Season for the goal scored in a 2–0 win over Croatia U19s and the Alexander Chivadze Golden award for under-19 players.[2]
He gradually secured a place in the team, playing for Saburtalo as a regular squad member during the next three seasons. Guliashvili netted his first top-league goal on 24 July 2020 against Torpedo Kutaisi.[3]
He left the club in January 2023 and moved to Bosnian side Sarajevo for an undisclosed fee.[4][5]
International career edit
Guliashvili was a member of the Georgia national under-21 team. He took part in UEFA 2023 under 21 championship, scoring a leveller against Belgium.[6]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
| Total | 79 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 12 | ||
| Sarajevo | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Velež Mostar (loan) | 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes Georgian Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Team edit
Saburtalo Tbilisi
Individual edit
- Goal of the Season: 2019
- Best under-19 player: 2019
References edit
- ^ ""საბურთალოს" 17 წლის თავდამსხმელი: ეროვნულ ლიგაში თამაში ძალიან მაგარი შეგრძნება იყო". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2019.
- ^ "GFF AWARDS 2019". europop.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Torpedo vs Saburtalo" (in Georgian). 24 July 2020.
- ^ "FK Sarajevo ozvaničio najzvučniji transfer u Premijer ligi ove zime!". Sportsport. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "საბურთალოდან ბოსნიაში - გიორგი გულიაშვილი სარაევოში ითამაშებს". europop.ge. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Georgia vs Belgium". uefa.com. 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Georgian youth team hosted Azerbaijan and defeated the rivals". fcsaburtalo.ge. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "G. Guliashvili". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Giorgi Guliashvili » Club matches". worldfootbal.net. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links edit
- Giorgi Guliashvili at Soccerway