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Otar Kakabadze

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Otar Kakabadze
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Cracovia
Number 25
Youth career
2011–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi II 17 (1)
2014–2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 40 (1)
2016–2018 Gimnàstic 44 (1)
2017 → Esbjerg (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2020 Luzern 33 (0)
2020–2021 Tenerife 16 (0)
2021– Cracovia 82 (7)
International career‡
2011–2012 Georgia U17 9 (0)
2013–2014 Georgia U19 6 (0)
2014–2015 Georgia U21 5 (1)
2015– Georgia 69 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:35, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Otar Kakabadze (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ოთარ კაკაბაძე, romanized: otar k'ak'abadze, pronounced [otʰaɾ kʼakʼabadze]; born 27 June 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Polish club Cracovia, which he captains, and the Georgia national team.

Club career

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Dinamo Tbilisi

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Born in Tbilisi, Kakabadze was a Dinamo Tbilisi youth graduate. He made his debut with the reserves on 27 November 2012, starting in a 2–0 away win against Racha Ambrolauri, and scored his first senior goal in a 6–0 home routing of Kakheti Telavi on 19 October 2013.

Kakabadze was promoted to the main squad in 2014. He made his professional debut on 16 September of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Irakli Dzaria in a 6–0 home thrashing of Shukura Kobuleti.[1]

Kakabadze quickly established himself as a starter at Dinamo, and scored his first professional goal on 23 October 2015, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over FC Tskhinvali.

Gimnàstic

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On 7 July 2016, Kakabadze signed a three-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2]

On 4 January 2017, it was confirmed, that Kakabadze had signed a loan-deal with Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB for the rest of the season.[3] Upon returning, he became a regular starter for Nàstic.

FC Luzern

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On 30 August 2018, Kakabadze was transferred to Swiss side FC Luzern.[4]

Tenerife

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On 25 September 2020, Kakabadze returned to Spain and its second division after agreeing to a contract with CD Tenerife.[5]

Cracovia

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On 12 June 2021, Ekstraklasa club Cracovia announced signing Kakabadze on a three-year deal.[6]

During this period Kakabadze took part in 69 league matches, scoring six times. During the 2022–23 season, he was included in the Ekstraklasa Team of the Week four times.[7]

In May 2024, his contract with the club was extended until 2027.[8]

International career

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After representing Georgia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Kakabadze made his debut for the full squad on 8 October 2015, starting in a 4–0 home win against Gibraltar for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[9]

In late March 2024, Kakabadze played both UEFA Euro 2024 play-off matches in full and contributed to the senior team's historic achievement.[10] In May 2024, he was selected in Georgia's squad for the tournament played in Germany.[11] He appeared in all four of Georgia's games, as they caused an upset by qualifying for the knockout phase.[12] Kakabadze recorded an assist in their final game of the tournament, a 1–4 loss to Spain in the round of 16.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Tbilisi II 2011–12 Pirveli Liga 7 0 — — — 7 0
2012–13 Pirveli Liga 10 1 — — — 10 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Dinamo Tbilisi 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 23 0 6 1 — 1[b] 0 30 1
2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 17 1 5 0 — 1[b] 0 23 1
Total 40 1 11 1 0 0 2 0 53 2
Gimnàstic 2016–17 Segunda División 6 0 3 0 — — 9 0
2017–18 Segunda División 36 1 — — — 36 1
2018–19 Segunda División 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 44 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 47 1
Esbjerg (loan) 2016–17 Danish Superliga 9 0 — — 3[c] 0 12 0
Luzern 2018–19 Swiss Super League 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
2019–20 Swiss Super League 20 0 3 1 4[d] 0 — 27 1
2020–21 Swiss Super League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 33 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 42 1
Tenerife 2020–21 Segunda División 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Cracovia 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 19 3 1 0 — — 20 3
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 27 1 2 1 — — 29 2
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 23 2 2 0 — — 25 2
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 10 1 1 0 — — 11 1
Total 79 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 85 8
Career total 238 10 28 3 4 0 5 0 275 13
  1. ^ Includes Georgian Cup, Copa del Rey, Swiss Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 14 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2015 3 0
2016 4 0
2017 8 0
2018 8 0
2019 10 0
2020 5 0
2021 9 0
2022 6 0
2023 5 0
2024 11 0
Total 69 0

Honours

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Dinamo Tbilisi

References

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  1. ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi vs Shukura". Soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Kakabadze, nueva incorporación grana" [Karabadze, new addition grana] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ EfB lejer georgisk landsholdsspiller‚ efb.dk, 4 January 2017
  4. ^ "Kakabadze marxa al FC Luzern" [Kakabadze moves to FC Luzern] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Otar Kakabadze, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Otar Kakabadze, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "ოფიციალურად: ოთარ კაკაბაძე პოლონურ გუნდში ითამაშებს, ის ორიგინალურად წარადგინეს". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "პოლონეთში სიმბოლურშია ოთარ ისევ აღიარება კაკაბაძის - ტურის". crystalsport.ge. 7 March 2023.
  8. ^ "ოთარ კაკაბაძემ კრაკოვიასთან კონტრაქტი 2027 წლამდე გაახანგრძლივა". belive.ge (in Georgian). 22 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Georgia put four past Gibraltar". UEFA.com. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. ^ "OTAR KAKABADZE I REPREZENTACJA GRUZJI Z AWANSEM NA EURO 2024!". cracovia.pl (in Polish). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  11. ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (22 May 2024). "Reprezentacja Gruzji ogłosiła kadrę na Euro 2024. Dwóch piłkarzy z Ekstraklasy jedzie na turniej!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Otar Kakabadze". uefa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  13. ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (30 June 2024). "Piłkarz Cracovii Otar Kakabadze zaliczył asystę w meczu Hiszpania - Gruzja w 1/8 finału Euro 2024". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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