Giorgi Kvilitaia

Giorgi Kvilitaia (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Georgia national team.

Giorgi Kvilitaia
Personal information
Full name Giorgi Kvilitaia
Date of birth (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993
Place of birth Abasha, Georgia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
APOEL
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sasco Tbilisi 16 (22)
2013–2015 Győr 13 (1)
2013–2014Dila Gori (loan) 18 (6)
2015–2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 29 (24)
2016–2018 Rapid Wien 55 (17)
2018–2021 Gent 34 (5)
2020−2021Anorthosis (loan) 31 (14)
2021− APOEL 56 (19)
International career
2013–2014 Georgia U21 6 (1)
2016– Georgia 35 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 4 April 2023 (UTC).

Career

Kvilitaia was born in Abasha, Georgia. At age 14 he moved to Tbilisi, first to Norchi Dinamo and later to Division 2 side Sasco, where he was one of the best scorers in 2012–13.[1]

After an unsuccessful spell at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.[2] With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.[3]

In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.[4]

After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent.[5]

Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis[6]on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.[7] In August 2021 he was selected as a team captain.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 August 2023[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Győr 2012–13 20001131
2014–15 1111049160
Total 131105101911
Dila Gori (loan) 2013–14 18630216
Dinamo Tbilisi 2015–16 29247520103929
2016–17 00002121
Total 29247541104130
Rapid Wien 2016–17 2674151359
2017–18 2910333213
Total 551774516722
Gent 2018–19 1141010134
2019–20 2312280333
Total 3453290467
Anorthosis (loan) 2020–21 311450113715
APOEL 2021–22 2310332613
2022–23 298333211
2023–24 00003131
Total 521866316125
Career total 23285321751022410292116

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 2017Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Latvia2–05–0Friendly
2.3–0
3.24 March 2018Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Lithuania2–04–0Friendly
4.10 November 2017Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia Cyprus1–01–0Friendly
5.5 September 2019Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey South Korea2–22–2Friendly
6.15 October 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar3–23–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Team

Individual

References

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