Sandro Altunashvili (Georgian: სანდრო ალთუნაშვილი; born 19 May 1997) is a Georgian football player who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC.

Sandro Altunashvili
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Wolfsberger AC
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 FC Saburtalo Tbilisi 143 (5)
2021–2023 FC Dinamo Batumi 82 (4)
2023– Wolfsberger AC 19 (0)
International career
2015–2018 Georgia U-19 10 (0)
2016–2017 Georgia U-21 5 (0)
2021– Georgia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023

He is the two-time winner of Erovnuli Liga. Altunashvili has also won the Georgian Cup once and Super Cup twice. Individually, he has been twice recognized as the Erovnuli Liga Midfielder of the Year and three times named in Team of the Season.

Club career edit

Altunashvili started his career at second-division club Saburtalo in 2014. He was a regular player of the team that first gained promotion, gradually established itself and started winning trophies in Erovnuli Liga. His club secured the league title in 2018. A year later Altunashvili lifted the national Cup as well.[1] This season he was selected in Team of the Year for the first time.

In early 2021, Altunashvili moved to Dinamo Batumi on a two-year deal.[2] For two consecutive years he won a nomination for the best midfielder of the league, drawing interest from the national team.

In June 2023, he left his native Georgia to join Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[3]

International career edit

He made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 5 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Spain, a 0–4 away loss. He substituted Giorgi Aburjania in the 69th minute.[4]

Statistics edit

As of match played 16 March 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saburtalo 2013/14 Pirveli Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014/15 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 1
2015/16 Umaglesi Liga 24 1 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 26 1
2016 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017 Erovnuli Liga 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2018 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2019 29 2 5 0 6[b] 1 1[c] 0 41 3
2020 18 0 3 0 1[d] 0 1[c] 0 23 0
Total 143 5 11 0 9 1 2 0 165 6
Dinamo Batumi 2021 Erovnuli Liga 33 2 3 0 6[e] 0 0 0 42 2
2022 31 1 1 0 4[f] 0 1[c] 0 37 1
2023 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Total 82 4 4 0 10 0 1 0 97 4
Wolfsberger AC 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 244 9 16 0 19 1 3 0 282 10
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
  2. ^ 4 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in Conference League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 2 appearances in Conference League

Honours edit

Team edit

  • Georgian Cup (1): 2019
  • Georgian Super Cup (2): 2020, 2022

Individual edit

  • Erovnuli Liga Midfielder of the Year (2): 2021, 2022

References edit

  1. ^ "ისტორიაში პირველად - "საბურთალომ" საქართველოს თასი მოიგო". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 8 December 2019.
  2. ^ "ალთუნაშვილი კარიერას ბათუმის "დინამოში" გააგრძელებს". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Verstärkung für das zentrale Mittelfeld" [Central midfield reinforcement]. rzpelletswac.at (in German). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Spain v Georgia game report". FIFA. 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Sandro Altunashvili statistics". soccerway.com.

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