Giorgi Gabedava

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Giorgi Gabedava
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-03) 3 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gagra
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Mglebi Zugdidi 58 (12)
2008 Metalurgi Rustavi 10 (1)
2008–2013 Gagra 58 (18)
2010Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 17 (1)
2012–2013Baia Zugdidi (loan) 42 (9)
2013–2014 Chikhura Sachkhere 29 (11)
2014–2015 Samtredia 20 (2)
2015–2016 Dinamo Batumi 11 (3)
2016–2019 Chikhura Sachkhere 64 (29)
2019 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 14 (3)
2019–2020 Saburtalo Tbilisi 19 (7)
2020–2022 Dinamo Tbilisi 60 (20)
2023 Hapoel Acre 17 (3)
2024 Rustavi 31 (15)
2025– Gagra 2 (0)
International career
2009 Georgia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2025

Giorgi Gabedava (born 3 October 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Gagra.

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He has played in four countries and won eight titles in all competitions in Georgia. Individually, with 22 goals scored for Chikhura in the 2018 season, Gabedava shared a goalscorer's prize with Budu Zivzivadze. He has also been named as Player of the Year and Forward of the Year.

Career

Gabedava started his youth career at Odishi Zugdidi. At the age of 17, he made a debut for Mglebi Zugdidi. In early 2008, Gabedava joined Olimpi Rustavi, one of the strongest domestic teams of the time.

The Georgian Cup was the first trophy Gabedava lifted during his career. In 2011, he helped Gagra secure an extra-time win over Torpedo and qualify for UEFA Europa League. On 21 July 2011, he scored his first international goal in a 2–0 win against Anorthosis. [1]

In the summer of 2013, Gabedava signed with Chikhura. [2] Out of five seasons spent at this club, Gabedava especially shone in 2018. He was awarded the Player of the Year and Forward of the Year titles and named among best eleven players of the season. [3]

On 19 July 2018, his goal from the penalty spot ensured Chikhura's away victory over Israeli club Beitar in UEFA Europa League qualifiers. [4]

Following this season, Gabedava moved to Poland in a 1,5-year deal with Zagłębie Sosnowiec, but returned home following the latter's relegation from the top division. The defending Georgian champions Saburtalo became his next club [5] where during the next two seasons he won the national cup and Super Cup.

In 2020, Gabedava became a winner of the national league for the first time with Dinamo Tbilisi, [6] followed by another top title two years later.

In February 2023, Israeli club Hapoel Acre announced signing Gabedava until the end of the season. [7] After taking part in two league matches of the new season in October, the player opted to leave the club citing safety reasons. [8]

In March 2024, Gabedava joined Erovnuli Liga 2 side Rustavi and at the end of the season became its topscorer with 15 goals. [9]

A year later Gabedava moved to top-tier club Gagra. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2025 [11]

Detailed data is available from 2009

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gagra 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 1910232113
2010–11 Pirveli Liga 002020
2011–12 Umaglesi Liga110302 [a] 1161
Total30107321003914
Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 131131
2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League401050
Total171100000181
Baia/Dinamo Zugdidi (loan) 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga163163
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga26640306
Total429400000469
Chikhura 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga2911621 [b] 03613
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga6 [a] 464
Total2911626410427
Samtredia 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga20251253
Dinamo Batumi 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga1132 [a] 1134
Chikhura 2016 Umaglesi Liga101201 [a] 0131
2017 Erovnuli Liga196411 [a] 01 [b] 0257
2018 Erovnuli Liga3522104 [a] 14023
Total64297161107831
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 143143
Saburtalo 2019 Erovnuli Liga176316 [c] 0267
2020 Erovnuli Liga211 [b] 031
Total197316010298
Dinamo Tbilisi 2020 Erovnuli Liga943 [d] 1125
2021 Erovnuli Liga26104 [e] 01 [b] 13311
2022 Erovnuli Liga256201 [f] 0286
Total60202081117122
Hapoel Acre 2022–23 Liga Leumit 153153
2023–24 Liga Leumit2020
Total173000000173
Rustavi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 23115102 [g] 03414
Gagra 2025 Erovnuli Liga200020
Career total356113368308614268!129
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Georgian Super Cup
  3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. Appearances in Liga 1/2 play-offs

Personal life

Gabedava is married with two daughters, Anastasia and Alexandra. [12]

Honours

Gagra

Chikhura Sachkhere [13]

Saburtalo [13]

Dinamo Tbilisi [13]

Individual

References

  1. "Gagra vs Anorthosis". UEFA . 21 July 2011.
  2. "საჩხერის "ჩიხურამ" ორი ფეხბურთელი დაიმატა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 5 June 2013.
  3. "GFF AWARDS 2018 - გამარჯვებულები". tabula.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2018.
  4. "Beitar vs Chikhura". UEFA. 19 July 2018.
  5. ""საბურთალო" გიორგი გაბედავათი გაძლიერდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 14 June 2019.
  6. "მე-18 ტიტული! დინამო თბილისი ჩემპიონობას ზეიმობს". europop.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2020.
  7. "კარიერას გიორგი გაბედავა ისრაელში გააგრძელებს". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 1 February 2023.
  8. "გიორგი გაბედავამ ისრაელი დატოვა - ჩემპიონატი რომც განახლდეს, კლუბს გათავისუფლებას ვთხოვ". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 8 November 2023.
  9. "2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 topscorers". flashscore.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  10. "გაგრას მზადება ახალი სეზონისთვის - გუნდმა 6 ფეხბურთელი დაიმატა". lagazzetta.ge (in Georgian). 13 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. "Statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. "გაბედავა: "მინდოდა ძალები მაღალ დონეზე მომესინჯა და პოლონეთში ამის შანსი მექნება"". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 10 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Giorgi Gabedawa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 October 2024.