Zuriko Davitashvili

Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgian: ზურიკო დავითაშვილი, romanized: zurik'o davitashvili; born 15 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays in Russia for Rotor Volgograd on loan from Rubin Kazan as an attacking midfielder.

Zuriko Davitashvili
Davitashvili with Rotor Volgograd in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rotor Volgograd
Number 77
Youth career
2013–2017 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Dinamo Tbilisi 6 (0)
2018–2019 Locomotive Tbilisi 29 (3)
2019– Rubin Kazan 28 (2)
2020– → Rotor Volgograd (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2016–2018 Georgia U17 28 (24)
2017–2018 Georgia U19 6 (1)
2019– Georgia U21 4 (0)
2019– Georgia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2019

Biography

Club career

He made his career debut for FC Dinamo Tbilisi, on 29 September 2017 against FC Kolkheti Poti. He came on the pitch in the 72nd minute. In 2018, he moved to FC Locomotive Tbilisi.

On 29 June 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan.[1] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin on 15 July 2019 in the season opener against FC Lokomotiv Moscow, as a starter.[2]

On 20 August 2020, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[3]

International career

Before 2016, he played for Georgia national under-17 football team. After 2017, he played for Georgia national under-19 football team.

He made his debut for Georgia national football team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against South Korea, as a starter.[4]

Honours

Club

Georgia U-17

Individual

References
  1. "ЗУРИКО ДАВИТАШВИЛИ – ИГРОК «РУБИНА»" [Zuriko Davitashvili is a Rubin player] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2019.
  2. "Game Report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 15 July 2019.
  3. "Зурико в «Роторе»" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 20 August 2020.
  4. "South Korea v Georgia game report". ESPN. 5 September 2019.
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