David Targamadze

David Targamadze (Georgian: დავით თარგამაძე; born 22 August 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Samtredia. He represented the Georgia national team between 2011 and 2014.

David Targamadze
Targamadze in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Samtredia
Number 30
Youth career
1998–2006 Dinamo Tbilisi
2006–2008 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 SC Freiburg 8 (0)
2010–2012 PFC Oleksandria 35 (12)
2012–2016 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0)
2012–2014 → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 51 (5)
2015–2016 → PFC Oleksandria (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Saburtalo Tbilisi 7 (1)
2019 Sioni Bolnisi 26 (1)
2020 Shevardeni 1 (1)
2020– Samtredia 4 (1)
International career
2007–2008 Georgia U19 6 (1)
2009 Georgia U21 2 (0)
2011–2014 Georgia 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Tbilisi, Targamadze played youth football in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi before moving to German side SC Freiburg in 2006. Targamadze made his senior debut for Freiburg on 28 September 2008, in a match against Alemannia Aachen.[2] He made a total of six league appearances for Freiburg that season, helping them win promotion to the Bundesliga.[2][3][4][5] Targamadze made a further two first team appearances for Freiburg the following season,[3] before signing for Ukrainian club PFC Oleksandria in the summer of 2010. He played 18 league games and scored eight goals during 2010–11, helping Oleksandria win the Ukrainian First League and gain promotion to the top division.[6]

On 30 December 2011, Shakhtar Donetsk officially announced Targamadze's capture on its official website.[7] He signed on loan for PFC Oleksandria in August 2015.[8]

In July 2018, after missing two years due to knee injuries, he returned to Georgia and signed for FC Saburtalo Tbilisi.[9] He left the club at the end of 2018.

Personal life

David is the brother of Irakli Targamadze, a fellow professional footballer.

Career statistics
As of 7 October 2015[10]
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Targamadze goal.
List of international goals scored by David Targamadze
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 October 2011Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Greece1–1DrawUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
224 May 2012Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria Turkey1–3LossFriendly

Honours

SC Freiburg:

PFC Oleksandria:

References
  1. David Targamadze at Soccerway
  2. "David Targamadze - SC Freiburg - 2008". Football-Lineups.com.
  3. "David Targamadze - SC Freiburg - 2009". Football-Lineups.com.
  4. "Player profile" (in German). Fußballdaten.de.
  5. "SC Freiburg 2009/09". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. "D. Tarmagadze". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. "David Targamadze signed for Shakhtar!". shakhtar.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  8. "David Targamadze signed for Oleksandria". Oleksandria official web-page. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. "დავით თარგამაძეს, რომელსაც ტრავმის გამო ორი წელი გაუცდა" (in Georgian). FC Saburtalo Tbilisi. 20 July 2018.
  10. Football PLAYER: Davit Targamadze
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