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Giorgi Gabedava

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Giorgi Gabedava
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-03) 3 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tbilisi, 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)
2010Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 17 (1)
2012–2013Baia 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 22 (9)
International career
2009 Georgia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 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

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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 Georgian Cup was the first trophy Gabedava lifted during his career. In 2011, he helped Gagra secure an extra-time win over Torpedo and qualify for UEFA Europa League. On 21 July 2011, he scored his first international goal in a 2–0 win against Anorthosis.[1]

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 Israeli club Beitar in 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.

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 October 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 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Baia/Dinamo Zugdidi (loan) 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 16 3 16 3
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 26 6 4 0 30 6
Total 42 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 9
Chikhura 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 29 11 6 2 1[b] 0 36 13
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 6[a] 4 6 4
Total 29 11 6 2 6 4 1 0 42 7
Samtredia 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 20 2 5 1 25 3
Dinamo Batumi 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 11 3 2[a] 1 13 4
Chikhura 2016 Umaglesi Liga 10 1 2 0 1[a] 0 13 1
2017 Erovnuli Liga 19 6 4 1 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 25 7
2018 Erovnuli Liga 35 22 1 0 4[a] 1 40 23
Total 64 29 7 1 6 1 1 0 78 31
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 14 3 14 3
Saburtalo 2019 Erovnuli Liga 17 6 3 1 6[c] 0 26 7
2020 Erovnuli Liga 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 3[d] 1 12 5
2021 Erovnuli Liga 26 10 4[e] 0 1[b] 1 33 11
2022 Erovnuli Liga 25 6 2 0 1[f] 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 Liga Leumit 2 0 2 0
Total 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Rustavi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 22 9 1 0 23 9
Career total 345 107 36 8 30 8 4 1 415 124
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance in Georgian Super Cup
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Personal life

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

Honours

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Gagra

Chikhura Sachkhere[11]

Saburtalo[11]

  • David Kipiani Cup: 2019
  • Georgian Super Cup: 2020

Dinamo Tbilisi[11]

Individual

References

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  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 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ "გაბედავა: "მინდოდა ძალები მაღალ დონეზე მომესინჯა და პოლონეთში ამის შანსი მექნება"". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 10 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Giorgi Gabedawa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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