Jemal Tabidze

Jemal "Jimmy" Tabidze (Georgian: ჯემალ "ჯიმი" ტაბიძე, romanized: jemal "jimi" t'abidze, pronounced [dʒemal dʒimi tʼabidze]; born 18 March 1996) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as centre-back, most recently for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi, and the Georgia national team.

Jemal Tabidze
Tabidze with FC Ufa in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996
Place of birth Samtredia, Georgia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2011–2013 Saburtalo Tbilisi
2015–2017 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Saburtalo Tbilisi 37 (2)
2015–2017 Gent 0 (0)
2017 → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2022 Ufa 79 (1)
2022 Kortrijk 0 (0)
2022–2023 Dinamo Tbilisi 28 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Georgia U17 6 (0)
2015 Georgia U19 3 (0)
2016–2017 Georgia U21 8 (0)
2017– Georgia 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

Club career

After beginning his career in Pirveli Liga with FC Saburtalo Tbilisi, he joined the Belgian club K.A.A. Gent in July 2015. He played for the reserves team, not making any first-team appearances.

On 14 February 2017, he joined the Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[1]

On 1 July 2017, he signed a long-term contract with FC Ufa.[2] On 30 March 2022, Tabidze terminated his contract with Ufa by mutual consent.[3]

On 11 June 2022, Tabidze returned to Belgium and signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk.[4] On 15 July 2022, his contract with Kortrijk was terminated by mutual consent before the season started, with the club explaining it by lack of match fitness, allowing Tabidze to join FC Dinamo Tbilisi.[5] On 12 September 2023, Dinamo Tbilisi announced that Tabidze had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saburtalo Tbilisi 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 2 18000–180
2014–15 19210–202
Total 3721000382
Ural Yekaterinburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 3010–40
Ufa 2017–18 20010–210
Career total 6023000632


International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 2018Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Estonia1–02–0Friendly

References
  1. «УРАЛ» ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С ЗАЩИТНИКОМ СБОРНОЙ ГРУЗИИ (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. Джемал Табидзе – официально игрок ФК «Уфа»! (in Russian). FC Ufa. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "Джемал Табидзе покидает ФК "Уфа"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Ufa. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. "JIMMY TABIDZE IS VIERDE AANWINST" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. "JOÃO SILVA VERSTERKT KVK-DEFENSIE" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. "ჯიმი ტაბიძემ დინამო დატოვა". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tblisi. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. "Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly". The Tashkent Times. 24 January 2017.
  8. Jemal Tabidze at National-Football-Teams.com
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