Giorgi Kvilitaia (Order of Honor) (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol and the Georgia national team.
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] In May 2024, Kvilitaia became the winner of the league season with this club and shortly joined Aris Limassol on a three-year deal. [9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 October 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Győr | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 11 | |||
| Dila Gori (loan) | 2013–14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 29 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 24 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 30 | ||
| Rapid Wien | 2016–17 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 17 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 67 | 22 | |||
| Gent | 2018–19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 46 | 7 | |||
| Anorthosis (loan) | 2020–21 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 15 | ||
| APOEL | 2021–22 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | |||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 37 | 9 | |||
| Total | 83 | 26 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 96 | 33 | |||
| Aris | 2024–25 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 271 | 98 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 129 | |
International
- As of matches played on 22 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kvilitaia goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2017 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Latvia |
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 24 March 2018 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Lithuania |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 10 November 2017 | Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5 September 2019 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  South Korea |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 15 October 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Umaglesi Liga: 2015–16
- Georgian Cup: 2015–16
- Georgian Super Cup: 2015–16
Anorthosis
APOEL
Individual
- Georgian Umaglesi Liga top scorer: 2015–16
References
- ^ "გიორგი ქვილითაიას გზა აბაშიდან" (in Georgian). 25 December 2013.
- ^ "ქვილითაიაც დინამოშია" (in Georgian). 5 June 2015.
- ^ "GFF AWARDS 2016: საქართველოში საუკეთესოები აღიარეს" (in Georgian). 29 December 2016.
- ^ Transfer perfekt: Giorgi Kvilitaia ist Rapidler (Perfect Transfer: Rapid Sign Giorgi Kvilitaia) (in German)
- ^ "ოფიციალურად: გიორგი ქვილითაია "გენტის" ფეხბურთელია". 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Με το Φοίνικα στο στήθος ο Γκιόργκι Κβιλιτάια (δηλώσεις)". 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Με τη γαλαζοκίτρινη ασπίδα στο στήθος, ο Giorgi Kvilitaia" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "ქვილითაია "აპოელის" კაპიტანი გახდა - ვგრძნობ, ამ ამოცანის შესასრულებლად მზად ვარ" (in Georgian). 21 August 2021.
- ^ ""ΠΡΑΣΙΝΟΣ" Ο ΚΒΙΛΙΤΑΪΑ". arisfc.com. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
- ^ "Kvilitaia, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
External links
- Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
- MLSZ (in Hungarian)
- HLSZ (in Hungarian)
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