Giorgi Kvilitaia
Giorgi Kvilitaia (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced , 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgi Kvilitaia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Abasha, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 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) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dila Gori (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 29 | (24) |
| 2016–2018 | Rapid Wien | 55 | (17) |
| 2018–2021 | Gent | 34 | (5) |
| 2020−2021 | → Anorthosis (loan) | 31 | (13) |
| 2021− | APOEL | 81 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | Georgia | 35 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ 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.
After an unsuccessful spell at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi. With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.
In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.
After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent.
Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021. In August 2021 he was selected as a team captain.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | 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 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| Total | 81 | 26 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 94 | 33 | |||
| Career total | 261 | 93 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 124 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
| 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
Team
- Hungarian CupRunner-up(1):2012/2013
- Erovnuli LigaWinner(1):2015/2016
- Georgian CupWinner(1):2015/2016
- Georgian Super CupWinner(1):2015/2016
- Austrian CupRunner-up(1):2016/2017
- Belgian CupRunner-up(1):2018/2019
- Belgian First Division ARunner-up(1): 2019/2020
- Cyprus CupWinner(1):2020/2021
Individual
- Georgian Umaglesi Liga topscorer (1): 2015/16
References
External links
- Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
- MLSZ (in Hungarian)
- HLSZ (in Hungarian)
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