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Iva Gelashvili

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Iva Gelashvili
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-08) 8 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Iberia 1999
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2011 ABC Braník
2011–2015 Bohemians 1905
2016–2021 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Sparta Prague B 20 (1)
2022– Dinamo Batumi 0 (0)
2022Sioni (loan) 8 (0)
2023Saburtalo (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2024Spezia (loan) 9 (1)
2024– Iberia 1999 0 (0)
International career
2016–2018 Georgia U17 19 (0)
2018–2020 Georgia U19 12 (1)
2020–2023 Georgia U21 14 (0)
2023– Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023

Iva Gelashvili (Georgian: ივა გელაშვილი; born 8 April 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defender for Iberia 1999 and the Georgia national team.

Career

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Gelashvili started his career with Czech side Sparta Prague B, where he was regarded as a prospect.[1]

In the summer of 2022, Gelashvili signed with Dinamo Batumi, although moved to Sioni on a loan deal.[2] He started the next season at Saburtalo and opened his top-league goal account in a 3–3 draw against Samtredia.[3]

Gelashvili took part in all four matches for Georgia U21s in the 2023 UEFA European Championship co-hosted by his country. Shortly he received a call-up to the senior national team and made his first appearance in a 8–0 win over Thailand as a starter.[4]

On 23 August 2023, Serie B club Spezia announced the signing a year-long loan contract with Gelashvili.[5] His injury-time header against Modena salvaged Spezia a point on 26 December 2023.[6]

As his loan deal came expired, Gelashvili returned to Georgia the next summer and rejoined Iberia 1999.[7]

Personal life

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Gelashvili attended university in the Czech Republic.[8]

Gelashvili is the younger brother of Georgian skier Jaba Gelashvili.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Iva Gelashvili" (in Czech). eFotbal.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ "ბათუმის გელაშვილი ივა დინამო ითამაშებს რიგებში". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Samtredia vs Saburtalo, statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Georgia vs Thailand match report". bbc.com. BBC. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "ოფიციალურად: ივა გელაშვილი "სპეციას" ფეხბურთელია". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ "ივა გელაშვილმა სერია B-ში სადებიუტო გოლით "სპეცია" წაგებისგან იხსნა (+VIDEO)". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Iva is back". Iberia 1999. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "ივა გელაშვილი სპარტას მთავარ გუნდში: ერთი დღით ადრე მითხრეს, სელტიკთან განაცხადში იქნებიო..." lelo.ge.
  9. ^ "Gelašvili: V Praze jsme žili kvůli lyžování" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-12.