Giorgi Gabedava

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Giorgi Gabedava
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-03) 3 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth
Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rustavi
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Mglebi Zugdidi 58 (12)
2008 Metalurgi Rustavi 10 (1)
2008–2013 Gagra 58 (18)
2010
Illichivets Mariupol
(loan)
17 (1)
2012–2013
Baia Zugdidi
(loan)
42 (9)
2013–2014 Chikhura Sachkhere 29 (11)
2014–2015 Samtredia 20 (2)
2015–2016 Dinamo Batumi 11 (3)
2016–2019 Chikhura Sachkhere 64 (29)
2019 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 14 (3)
2019–2020
Saburtalo Tbilisi
19 (7)
2020–2022 Dinamo Tbilisi 60 (20)
2023 Hapoel Acre 17 (3)
2024– Rustavi 5 (3)
International career
2009 Georgia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Giorgi Gabedava (born 3 October 1989) is Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga 2 club Rustavi.

He has played in four countries and won eight titles in all competitions in Georgia. Individually, with 22 goals scored for Chikhura in the 2018 season, Gabedava shared a goalscorer's prize with Budu Zivzivadze. He has also been named as Player of the Year and Forward of the Year.

Career

Gabedava started his youth career at Odishi Zugdidi. At the age of 17, he made a debut for

Mglebi Zugdidi. In early 2008, Gabedava joined Olimpi Rustavi
, one of the strongest domestic teams of the time.

The

In the summer of 2013, Gabedava signed with Chikhura.[2] Out of five seasons spent at this club, Gabedava especially shone in 2018. He was awarded the Player of the Year and Forward of the Year titles and named among best eleven players of the season.[3]

On 19 July 2018 his goal from the penalty spot ensured Chikhura's away victory over

UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[4]

Following this season, Gabedava moved to Poland in a 1,5-year deal with Zagłębie Sosnowiec, but returned home following the latter's relegation from the top division. The defending Georgian champions Saburtalo became his next club [5] where during the next two seasons he won the national cup and Super Cup.

In 2020, Gabedava became a winner of the national league for the first time with Dinamo Tbilisi,[6] followed by another top title two years later.

In February 2023, Israeli club

Hapoel Acre announced signing Gabedava until the end of the season.[7] After taking part in two league matches of the new season in October, the player opted to leave the club citing safety reasons.[8]

In March 2024, Gabedava joined Erovnuli Liga 2 side Rustavi.

Statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024[9]

Detailed data is available from 2009

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
Gagra 2009/10
Umaglesi Liga
19 10 2 3 21 13
2010/11
Pirveli Liga
0 0 2 0 2 0
2011/12 Umaglesi Liga 11 0 3 0 2[a] 1 16 1
Total 30 10 7 3 2 1 0 0 39 14
Illichivets Mariupol
(loan)
2009/10 Ukrainian Premier League 13 1 13 1
2010/11 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Baia/Dinamo Zugdidi
2011/12 Umaglesi Liga 16 3 16 3
2012/13 26 6 4 0 30 6
Total 42 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 9
Chikhura
2013/14 Umaglesi/
Erovnuli Liga
29 11 6 2 1[b] 0 36 13
2014/15
6[a] 4 6 4
2016 10 1 2 0 1[a] 0 13 1
2017 19 6 4 1 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 25 7
2018 35 22 1 0 4[a] 1 40 23
Total 93 40 13 3 12 5 2 0 120 48
Samtredia
2014/15
Umaglesi Liga 20 2 5 1 25 3
Dinamo Batumi
2015/16 Umaglesi Liga 11 3 2[a] 1 13 4
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
2018/19
Ekstraklasa 14 3 14 3
Saburtalo 2019 Erovnuli Liga 17 6 3 1 4[c]+2[a] 0 26 7
2020 2 1 1[b] 0 3 1
Total 19 7 3 1 6 0 1 0 29 8
Dinamo Tbilisi 2020 Erovnuli Liga 9 4 1[c]+2[d] 1 12 5
2021 26 10 2[c]+2[d] 0 1[b] 1 33 11
2022 25 6 2 0 1[d] 0 28 6
Total 60 20 2 0 8 1 1 1 71 22
Hapoel Acre
2022/23
Liga Leumit 15 3 15 3
2023/24
2 0 2 0
Total 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Rustavi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 5 3 5 3
Career total 328 101 35 8 30 8 4 1 397 118
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League


Honours

Personal life

Giorgi Gabedava is married with two daughters, Anastasia and Alexandra.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Gagra vs Anorthosis". uefa.com. 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ "საჩხერის "ჩიხურამ" ორი ფეხბურთელი დაიმატა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "GFF AWARDS 2018 - გამარჯვებულები". tabula.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Beitar vs Chikhura". UEFA. 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ ""საბურთალო" გიორგი გაბედავათი გაძლიერდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "მე-18 ტიტული! დინამო თბილისი ჩემპიონობას ზეიმობს". europop.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ "კარიერას გიორგი გაბედავა ისრაელში გააგრძელებს". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "გიორგი გაბედავამ ისრაელი დატოვა - ჩემპიონატი რომც განახლდეს, კლუბს გათავისუფლებას ვთხოვ". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 8 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ "გაბედავა: "მინდოდა ძალები მაღალ დონეზე მომესინჯა და პოლონეთში ამის შანსი მექნება"". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 10 January 2019.

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