Giorgi Arabidze
Giorgi Arabidze (Georgian: გიორგი არაბიძე; born 4 March 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Torpedo Kutaisi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vani, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Locomotive Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 33 | (21) |
| 2015–2018 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Nacional | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Adanaspor (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Samtredia (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022– | Torpedo Kutaisi | 53 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2017 | |||
He is the winner of several trophies in Ukrainian and Georgian leagues. Arabidze has represented the national senior as well as all junior teams.
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 featured again 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 was 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]
On 25 January 2022, he signed with Torpedo Kutaisi.[10]
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.[11] Two days later he scored his first goal for the team against Latvia in a friendly game.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 October 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 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 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Nacional | 2018/19 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Adanaspor (loan) | 2019/20 | TFF First League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2020/21 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Samtredia (loan) | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2022 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 30 | 11 | ||
| Total | 53 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 45 | ||
- Appearance in play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- Appearances in Conference League
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[14]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2017 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Latvia | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 June 2017 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2–0 |
Honours
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: (2) 2016–17, 2017–18
- Ukrainian Cup: (3) 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Ukrainian Super Cup: (2) 2015, 2017
- Torpedo Kutaisi
- Georgian Cup: (1) 2022
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.
- "გიორგი არაბიძე ტორპედოელია!" (in Georgian). Torpedo Kutaisi. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- "Georgia 1-3 Serbia (Match Report)". UEFA.com. 24 March 2017.
- "Georgia 5-0 Latvia (Match Report)". Guardian. 28 March 2017.
- Giorgi Arabidze at Soccerway
- "Arabidze, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
- Giorgi Arabidze at Soccerway
- UEFA Profile