Giorgi Arabidze
Giorgi Arabidze (Georgian: გიორგი არაბიძე; born 4 March 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Rotor Volgograd on loan from Portuguese Primeira Liga club Nacional.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Vani, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Rotor Volgograd (on loan from Nacional) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Locomotive Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 33 | (21) |
2015–2018 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Nacional | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → Adanaspor (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2021– | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Georgia U16 | 1 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Georgia U17 | 10 | (6) |
2014–2017 | Georgia U19 | 10 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Georgia U21 | 9 | (3) |
2017– | Georgia | 4 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2017 |
Career
Club career
Arabidze is a product of the FC Locomotive Youth Sportive system from age 7.[1]
In June 2015 he signed a contract with Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar.[2] Arabidze made an official debut for the Ukrainian club three months later against Ternopil in the Ukrainian Cup, spending the full 90 minutes on the pitch.[3][4]
Arabidze has again featured for Shakhtar on the last day of October, making his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League, playing the last 15 minutes of the game against Zorya Luhansk.[5]
Arabidze has been included in the UEFA Youth League squad for the same season as well. He made a debut in this tournament against Malmö FF, scoring a single goal and contributing one assist in a 5–5 draw.[6][7]
On 3 July 2018 he signed 4-year contract with Portuguese club C.D. Nacional.[8]
On 17 January 2021, he joined Russian club Rotor Volgograd on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
International career
In 2017, after being a regular member of the youth sides of Georgia national football team, Arabidze made his debut for the senior national team against Serbia in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[10] Two days later he scored his first goal for the team against Latvia in a friendly game.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 July 2018[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Locomotive Tbilisi | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 |
2014–15 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | ||
Total | 33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22 | ||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 36 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 22 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[13]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 28 March 2017 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
2. | 7 June 2017 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3. | 2–0 |
References
- Арабидзе и "Шахтер": чего ожидать от новичка дончан? (in Russian). dynamomania.com. 15 October 2015.
- "Mircea Lucescu invited U21 players to senior team's training". Shakhtar.com. 20 July 2015.
- "Shakhtar 4-0 Ternopil". Shakhtar.com. 27 October 2015.
- "Giorgi Arabidze – among youngest debutants". Shakhtar.com. 27 October 2015.
- "Zorya 1-7 Shakhtar". Shakhtar.com. 30 October 2015.
- "U19. Malmo 5-5 Shakhtar". Shakhtar.com. 21 October 2015.
- "U19. Malmo vs Shakhtar: players' view". Shakhtar.com. 21 October 2015.
- "Giorgi Arabidze assina por quatro temporadas" (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- "Арабидзе перешел в «Ротор» на правах аренды" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 17 January 2021.
- "Georgia 1-3 Serbia (Match Report)". UEFA.com. 24 March 2017.
- "Georgia 5-0 Latvia (Match Report)". Guardian. 28 March 2017.
- "G.Arabidze". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "Arabidze, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
- Giorgi Arabidze at Soccerway
- UEFA Profile