Giorgi Kvilitaia (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Georgia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgi Kvilitaia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Abasha, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Sasco Tbilisi | 16 | (22) |
| 2013–2015 | Győr | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dila Gori (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 29 | (24) |
| 2016–2018 | Rapid Wien | 55 | (17) |
| 2018–2021 | Gent | 34 | (5) |
| 2020−2021 | → Anorthosis (loan) | 31 | (13) |
| 2021− | APOEL | 81 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | Georgia | 35 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 4 April 2023 (UTC). | |||
Career edit
Kvilitaia was born in Abasha, Georgia. At age 14 he moved to Tbilisi, first to Norchi Dinamo and later to Division 2 side Sasco, where he was one of the best scorers in 2012–13.[1]
After an unsuccessful spell at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.[2] With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.[3]
In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.[4]
After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent.[5]
Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis[6] on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.[7] In August 2021 he was selected as a team captain.[8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 22 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Győr | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 11 | |||
| Dila Gori (loan) | 2013–14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 29 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 24 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 30 | ||
| Rapid Wien | 2016–17 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 17 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 67 | 22 | |||
| Gent | 2018–19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 46 | 7 | |||
| Anorthosis (loan) | 2020–21 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 15 | ||
| APOEL | 2021–22 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | |||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| Total | 81 | 26 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 94 | 33 | |||
| Career total | 261 | 93 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 124 | |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2017 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Latvia |
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 24 March 2018 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Lithuania |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 10 November 2017 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 5 September 2019 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  South Korea |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 15 October 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours edit
Team edit
- Hungarian Cup Runner-up (1): 2012/2013
- Erovnuli Liga Winner (1): 2015/2016
- Georgian Cup Winner (1): 2015/2016
- Georgian Super Cup Winner (1): 2015/2016
- Austrian Cup Runner-up (1): 2016/2017
- Belgian Cup Runner-up (1): 2018/2019
- Belgian First Division A Runner-up (1): 2019/2020
- Cyprus Cup Winner (1): 2020/2021
Individual edit
- Georgian Umaglesi Liga topscorer (1): 2015/16
References edit
- ^ "გიორგი ქვილითაიას გზა აბაშიდან" (in Georgian). 25 December 2013.
- ^ "ქვილითაიაც დინამოშია" (in Georgian). 5 June 2015.
- ^ "GFF AWARDS 2016: საქართველოში საუკეთესოები აღიარეს" (in Georgian). 29 December 2016.
- ^ Transfer perfekt: Giorgi Kvilitaia ist Rapidler (Perfect Transfer: Rapid Sign Giorgi Kvilitaia) (in German)
- ^ "ოფიციალურად: გიორგი ქვილითაია "გენტის" ფეხბურთელია". 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Με το Φοίνικα στο στήθος ο Γκιόργκι Κβιλιτάια (δηλώσεις)". 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Με τη γαλαζοκίτρινη ασπίδα στο στήθος, ο Giorgi Kvilitaia" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "ქვილითაია "აპოელის" კაპიტანი გახდა - ვგრძნობ, ამ ამოცანის შესასრულებლად მზად ვარ" (in Georgian). 21 August 2021.
- ^ Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
- ^ "Kvilitaia, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
External links edit
- Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
- MLSZ (in Hungarian)
- HLSZ (in Hungarian)