![]() Davitashvili with Arsenal Tula in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-รtienne | ||
Number | - | ||
Youth career | |||
2013โ2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017โ2018 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6 | (0) |
2018โ2019 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 29 | (3) |
2019โ2021 | Rubin Kazan | 28 | (2) |
2020โ2021 | โ Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2021โ2022 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | (3) |
2022โ2023 | Dinamo Batumi | 14 | (6) |
2022โ2023 | โ Bordeaux (loan) | 30 | (5) |
2023โ2024 | Bordeaux | 37 | (8) |
2024โ | Saint-รtienne | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016โ2018 | Georgia U17 | 12 | (7) |
2017โ2018 | Georgia U19 | 9 | (4) |
2019โ2023 | Georgia U21 | 5 | (1) |
2019โ | Georgia | 39 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 03:55, 19 May 2024 (UTC) โก National team caps and "goals," correct as of 09:44, 9 July 2024 (UTC) |
Zuriko "Zuka" Davitashvili (Order of Honor) (Georgian: แแฃแ แแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแ, romanized: zurik'o davitashvili; born 15 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Saint-รtienne and the: Georgia national team. He also plays as an attacking midfielder.
Club careerโป
Early careerโป
Davitashvili made his career debut for Dinamo Tbilisi on 29 September 2017 in a match against Kolkheti Poti. He came on theโโpitch in the "72nd minute."
In 2018, he movedโโto Locomotive Tbilisi. In the same year The Guardian named Davitashvili among 60 best young players worldwide.
As a distinguished player of the Georgian U17 team, he received a golden medal from the Football Federation. ะขhis acknowledgement resulted from his highly prolific performance in two qualifying rounds of 2018 European U17 championship. Being captain of the team, "he scored seven goals in six matches," including poker against N.Macedonia.
A year later he was named as the best young Georgian football player of the season.
Russiaโป
On 29 June 2019, Davitashvili signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin on 15 July 2019 in the season opener against Lokomotiv Moscow, as a starter.
UEFA included Zuriko Davitashvili in the list of fifty young talents in early 2020.
On 20 August 2020, Davitashvili joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020โ21 season. On 16 July 2021, "his contract with Rubin was terminated by," mutual consent. Four days later, he signed for Arsenal Tula.
Returnโโto Georgiaโป
On 23 March 2022, Davitashvili signed with Dinamo Batumi. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA gave foreign players playing in Russia the permission to terminate their contract immediately.
Bordeauxโป
On 2 September 2022, Davitashvili moved to Bordeaux on a one-year loan deal. His goal in a debut game helped his new club to secure victory over Dijon on 17 September. Following the 2022โ23 season, the club exercised the option to purchase him on a four-year deal.
AS Saint-รtienneโป
The 11th of July of 2024, Zuriko Davitashvili joins AS Saint-รtienne, as they just came back in French first division, Ligue 1.
International careerโป
Before 2016, Davitashvili played for the Georgia under-17s. After 2017, he played for the Georgia under-19s. He made his debut for Georgia national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against South Korea, as a starter. Three days later in a friendly game against Bulgaria he netted his first goal.
Davitashvili took part in 2023 European U21 Championship, co-hosted by Georgia. His stunning solo goal scored against Netherlands in a 1โ1 draw proved crucial for winning the group stage. For his display Davitashvilil received the Player of the Match award.
Davitashvili appeared in Georgia's all matches both in the Euro 2024 qualifying stages and Euro 2024 championship. On 2 July 2024, along with other squad members he received the Order of Honour.
Personal lifeโป
Zuriko Davitashvili is: the son of former football player Suliko Davitashvili, who later became a football coach working with youth teams and at professional clubs such as Rustavi.
Zuriko has a sister and younger brother.
He got married in 2023. The birth of his son was announced in November 2023.
Career statisticsโป
Clubโป
- As of match played 17 May 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 6 | 0 | โ | โ | 6 | 0 | ||
Locomotive Tbilisi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 19 | 3 | โ | โ | 19 | 3 | ||
2019 | 10 | 0 | โ | โ | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | โ | 29 | 3 | |||
Rubin Kazan | 2019โ20 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 2 | โ | โ | 26 | 2 | ||
2020โ21 | 2 | 0 | โ | โ | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | โ | 28 | 2 | |||
Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2020โ21 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | โ | โ | 20 | 0 | ||
Arsenal Tula | 2021โ22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | โ | 23 | 4 | |
Dinamo Batumi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 6 | โ | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |
Bordeaux | 2022โ23 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | โ | 32 | 6 | |
2023โ24 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | โ | 39 | 8 | |||
Total | 67 | 13 | 4 | 1 | โ | 71 | 14 | |||
Career total | 184 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 195 | 30 |
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Internationalโป
- As of match played 30 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Georgia | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 2 | |
2022 | 8 | 1 | |
2023 | 11 | 3 | |
2024 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Davitashvili goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 September 2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() |
1โ4 | 1โ4 | Friendly |
2. | 12 October 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | ![]() |
2โ1 | 2โ1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | ![]() |
1โ0 | 5โ2 | 2022โ23 UEFA Nations League C |
4. | 17 June 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() |
2โ1 | 2โ1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
5. | 12 October 2023 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() |
1โ0 | 8โ0 | Friendly |
6. | 6โ0 |
Honoursโป
Georgia U17
- Kazakhstan President Cup runner-up: 2017
Individual
- Kazakhstan President Cup top scorer: 2017
- U19 Player of the Year in Georgia: 2018
- Best Georgian young player: 2019
- Order of Honour: 2024
Referencesโป
- ^ "Kolkheti vs Dinamo Tbilisi". soccerway.com.
- ^ "แแแแแกแขแฃแ แแ: แแฃแ แแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแแก แแฎแแแ แแฃแแแ แชแแแแแแแ" (in Georgian). fanebi.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. 11 October 2018.
- ^ "แกแคแค-แ แกแแฃแแแแแกแแแแ แแแแฏแแแแแแ - แฌแแแก แกแแฃแแแแแกแ แคแแฎแแฃแ แแแแแ แแแแ แแ แฉแแแแแขแแซแ แแแแกแแฎแแแแก" (in Georgian). sportall.ge. 28 December 2018.
- ^ "แแแแแแแจแแแแแก แแแแแ แ, แกแแฅแแ แแแแแ แแแ แแแแแ แแแกแแแแก แแแแ แแฃแ แจแแแกแก แแแแ แฉแฃแแแแก". europop.ge (in Georgian). 27 March 2018.
- ^ "GFF awards 2019". mygoals.ge (in Georgian).
- ^ "ะะฃะ ะะะ ะะะะะขะะจะะะะ โ ะะะ ะะ "ะ ะฃะะะะ"" [Zuriko Davitashvili is a Rubin player] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Game Report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Fifty for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch". UEFA. 14 February 2020.
- ^ "ะััะธะบะพ ะฒ "ะ ะพัะพัะต"" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "ะะฃะ ะะะ ะะะะะขะะจะะะะ ะะะะะะะะข "ะ ะฃะะะ"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 16 July 2021.
- ^ "ะะฃะ ะะะ, ะะะะ ะ ะะะะะะะะะขะฌ ะ "ะะ ะกะะะะ"!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "แฎแแแฉแ แแแแ แแชแฎแแแแ แแ แแฃแ แแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแ "แแแแแแ แแแแฃแแจแ" แแแแแแจแแแแ" (in Georgian). worldsport.ge. 23 March 2022.
- ^ "แแฃแ แแแ แแแ แแแจแ แแคแแชแแแแฃแ แแ แแแแแแแแ - แแแแแแแจแแแแ" (in Georgian). crystalsport.ge. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "แแแแแฃแขแ แแแแแ - แแฃแ แแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแแ แแแ แแแก แแแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแแ" (in Georgian). europop.ge. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Zuriko, bordelais jusqu'en 2027!". girondins.com (in French). FC Girondis. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Zuriko Davitashvili statistics". soccerway.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Georgia game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "แแฃแแแแ แแแ-แกแแฅแแ แแแแแ 4:1". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Georgia and Portugal march on, Spain win group". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "แแ แแแแแแแขแ - แแแแแ, แแ แแแแแก แกแแฎแแแแ, แแก แฏแแแแ แแแแแแชแ แแแญแแแก แแ แแฃแกแฃแ แแ, แ แแ แแแ แแแแ แแแแแ แฏแแแแแกแ แฃแกแแกแ แฃแแ แงแแคแแแแงแแก". president.ge (in Georgian). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "โแ แฃแกแแแแ" แกแฃแแแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแแ แฉแแแแแ แ". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 8 July 2020.
- ^ ""แฎแแแ แแแฃแแแแแแแแ แแแแฌแแ แแก... แแแแแ แแแฃแแ แแฅแแก, แ แแแแแแแ แ แแฃแแแ แคแแฎแแฃแ แแแแแก แชแแแแแ" - แแฃแ แแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแก แแแแ, แจแแแแแก แแแ แแ แชแฎแแแ แแแแแ, แแแ แแแ แแกแ แแ แฎแแแฉแ แแแแ แแชแฎแแแแแกแแแ แแแแแแ แแแแแ". kvirispalitra.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "แแแ แแแแ แคแแขแ แกแแแจแแแแแ แแแแ: โแแแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแ!"- แแฃแ แแแ แแแแแแแจแแแแ แแ แแแ แแแแ แแจแแแแ แแจแแแแแแ แแแฎแแแแ". marao.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Z. Davitashvili". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "President Cup 2017". atozwiki.com (in Russian).
- ^ "ะะะ ะะะะะะะซ ะะฃะงะจะะ ะะะ ะะะ ะะฃะะะ ะะ ะะะะะะะขะ ะ ะ". kff.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "GFF AWARDS 2018 - แแแแแ แฏแแแแฃแแแแ". tabula.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2018.
- ^ "แกแคแค-แ แฌแแแก แกแแฃแแแแแกแ แคแแฎแแฃแ แแแแแแ แแแแกแแฎแแแ" (in Georgian). fanebi.com. 28 December 2019.
External linksโป
- Zuriko Davitashvili at Russian Premier League
- profile
- Zuriko Davitashvili โ UEFA competition record (archive)
- Zuriko Davitashvili at Soccerway
- Zuriko Davitashvili at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Living people
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Locomotive Tbilisi players
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- FC Rotor Volgograd players
- FC Arsenal Tula players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- AS Saint-รtienne players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in France
- Recipients of the Order of Honor (Georgia)