Elgujja Grigalashvili

Elguja Grigalashvili
Personal information
Full name	Elguja Grigalashvili
Date of birth	30 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Navbahor
Youth career
	Dinamo Batumi
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Dinamo Batumi
2011–2012	→ Merani Martvili (loan)
2012–2013	Torpedo Kutaisi
2013–2014	Dinamo Tbilisi
2013–2014	→ Chikhura Sachkhere (loan)
2014–2015	Othellos Athienou
2015	Pafos
2016	Ethnikos Achna
2016–2017	Othellos Athienou
2017–2018	Dinamo Batumi
2018–2019	Qizilqum Zarafshon
2019–2020	AGMK
2021	Qizilqum Zarafshon
2022–	Navbahor
International career
2013–	Georgia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Elguja Grigalashvili (Georgian: ელგუჯა გრიგალაშვილი; born 30 December 1989), is a Georgian footballer, who plays as a playmaking midfielder for Navbahor.

Born in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, his first professional club was FC Dinamo Batumi. He first came to international prominence with his performances for the Georgian national team against Kazakhstan in 2013.

He is the younger brother of Shota, also footballer.^[1]

Style of play

Elguja Grigalashvili's position is as a playmaking midfielder, typically playing further forward than the rest of the midfield. The main aim of the role is to create goalscoring chances, suiting a creative player like Elguja Grigalashvili. Dribbling ability was generally viewed as one of Elguja's strongest attributes and his jinking runs with the ball resulted in some spectacular goals. Set piece ability is another of Elguja's strengths; he regularly takes corners and free kicks.

Honours

Club

AGMK

Uzbekistan Cup (1): 2019 (runner-up)
Uzbekistan League Cup (1): 2019 (runner-up)

Chikhura

Georgian Cup (1): 2013-2014 (runner-up)
Georgian Super Cup (1): 2013–2014 (runner-up)

References

^ Wikipedia in Russian (in Russian)

External links

Elgujja Grigalashvili at Soccerway

[1] Wikipedia in Russian (in Russian)

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