List of Georgia international footballers
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The Georgia national football team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, romanized: sakartvelos erovnuli sapekhburto nak'rebi) represents the nation of Georgia in international association football. It is fielded by the Georgian Football Federation (Georgian: საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია), the governing body of football in Georgia, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.[1] The team played its first official international match on 27 May 1990 against Lithuania.[2]
Since its first competitive match, more than 200 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1990, only players with 10 or more official caps are included. Georgi Nemsadze became the first Georgian international to reach 10 caps, doing so on 26 June 1994 in a 3–1 win against Latvia. Midfielder Levan Kobiashvili holds the record for most caps, appearing in 100 of official games for Georgia between 1996 and 2011.[3] Defender Zurab Khizanishvili had the longest national team career with Georgia, making his 92 appearances over 16-year period between 1999 and 2015. The goalscoring record is held by forward Shota Arveladze, scoring 26 times in 61 matches between 1992 and 2007, including two hat-tricks.[4]
Key
[edit]§ Still active for the national team[a] GK Goalkeeper DF Defender MF Midfielder FW Forward
Players
[edit]Appearances and goals are composed of UEFA Nations League, UEFA European Championship qualification, FIFA World Cup qualification, Cyprus International Tournament, Malta International Tournament and international friendly matches. Players are listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. If number of caps and goals are equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics correct as of match played on 15 November 2019.
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Name | Position | National team career | Caps | Goals |
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Levan Kobiashvili | MF | 1996–2011 | 100 | 12 |
Zurab Khizanishvili | DF | 1999–2015 | 92 | 1 |
Jaba Kankava§ | MF | 2004– | 86 | 10 |
Kakha Kaladze | DF | 1996–2011 | 83 | 1 |
Guram Kashia§ | DF | 2009– | 78 | 2 |
Georgi Nemsadze | MF | 1992–2004 | 69 | 0 |
Aleksandre Iashvili | MF/FW | 1996–2011 | 67 | 15 |
Gocha Jamarauli | MF | 1994–2004 | 62 | 6 |
Davit Kvirkvelia | DF | 2003–2014 | 59 | 0 |
Levan Tskitishvili | MF | 1995–2009 | 58 | 1 |
Giorgi Demetradze | FW | 1996–2007 | 56 | 12 |
Giorgi Loria§ | GK | 2008– | 56 | 0 |
Georgi Kinkladze | MF | 1992–2005 | 54 | 8 |
Ucha Lobjanidze§ | DF | 2008– | 54 | 1 |
Temur Ketsbaia | MF | 1990–2003 | 52 | 17 |
Aleksandre Amisulashvili | DF | 2002–2016 | 50 | 4 |
Valeri Qazaishvili§ | MF | 2014– | 46 | 10 |
Mikheil Kavelashvili | FW | 1991–2002 | 46 | 9 |
Jano Ananidze§ | MF | 2009– | 45 | 7 |
Giorgi Lomaia | GK | 1998–2010 | 45 | 0 |
Vladimir Dvalishvili§ | FW | 2009– | 44 | 6 |
Malkhaz Asatiani | DF/MF | 2001–2010 | 42 | 4 |
Tornike Okriashvili§ | MF | 2010– | 40 | 9 |
Zurab Menteshashvili | MF | 2000–2010 | 40 | 1 |
Lasha Salukvadze | DF | 2004–2015 | 38 | 1 |
Giorgi Navalovski§ | DF | 2008– | 37 | 0 |
Murtaz Daushvili§ | MF | 2008– | 36 | 0 |
Solomon Kvirkvelia§ | DF | 2014– | 36 | 0 |
Aleksandre Kobakhidze§ | MF | 2006– | 33 | 3 |
Archil Arveladze | FW | 1994–2001 | 32 | 6 |
Giorgi Merebashvili§ | MF | 2008– | 32 | 2 |
Levan Mchedlidze§ | FW | 2007– | 32 | 2 |
Giorgi Shashiashvili | DF | 2001–2010 | 32 | 1 |
Nukri Revishvili | GK | 2005–2016 | 32 | 0 |
Otar Kakabadze§ | DF | 2015– | 32 | 0 |
Gia Grigalava§ | DF | 2011– | 30 | 0 |
Levan Kenia | MF | 2007–2016 | 29 | 4 |
Murtaz Shelia | DF | 1991–1998 | 29 | 0 |
Davit Siradze | FW | 2004–2011 | 28 | 8 |
Rati Aleksidze | FW | 1998–2009 | 28 | 2 |
Davit Gvaramadze | GK | 1998–2004 | 28 | 0 |
Gogita Gogua | MF | 2005–2011 | 27 | 1 |
Kakhaber Gogichaishvili | MF | 1992–2000 | 27 | 1 |
Valerian Gvilia§ | MF | 2016– | 26 | 3 |
Kakhaber Tskhadadze[b] | DF | 1990–1998 | 25 | 1 |
Davit Mujiri | MF | 2003–2008 | 25 | 1 |
Nikoloz Gelashvili | FW | 2007–2015 | 25 | 1 |
Nika Kvekveskiri§ | MF | 2015– | 25 | 0 |
Mikheil Ashvetia | FW | 1996–2007 | 24 | 5 |
Giorgi Chikhradze | DF | 1994–2000 | 24 | 0 |
Giorgi Kvilitaia§ | FW | 2016– | 22 | 6 |
Gela Shekiladze | DF | 1997–2002 | 22 | 0 |
Giorgi Gakhokidze | MF/FW | 1996–2006 | 21 | 3 |
Vladimir Burduli | MF | 2001–2007 | 21 | 2 |
Otar Martsvaladze | FW | 2006–2014 | 21 | 2 |
Givi Didava | DF | 1996–2003 | 21 | 0 |
Aleksandre Rekhviashvili | MF | 1999–2005 | 21 | 0 |
Levan Silagadze | DF | 1998–2001 | 21 | 0 |
David Targamadze | MF | 2011–2014 | 20 | 2 |
Dimitri Kudinov | DF | 1990–1996 | 20 | 1 |
Revaz Kemoklidze | DF | 2000–2004 | 20 | 0 |
Akaki Devadze | GK | 1992–2005 | 20 | 0 |
David Khocholava§ | DF | 2017– | 20 | 0 |
Otar Khizaneishvili | DF | 1999–2007 | 20 | 0 |
Akaki Khubutia | DF | 2010–2014 | 20 | 0 |
Irakli Zoidze | GK | 1994–2001 | 19 | 0 |
Nika Kacharava§ | FW | 2016– | 17 | 1 |
Mate Vatsadze | FW | 2009–2016 | 15 | 4 |
Giorgi Chanturia§ | MF | 2014– | 15 | 2 |
Ilia Kandelaki | DF | 2004–2013 | 15 | 0 |
Giorgi Aburjania§ | MF | 2016– | 15 | 0 |
Otar Kiteishvili§ | MF | 2017– | 15 | 0 |
David Odikadze | DF | 2005–2009 | 14 | 0 |
Giorgi Makaridze§ | GK | 2007– | 14 | 0 |
Kakhaber Mzhavanadze | DF | 2004–2006 | 14 | 0 |
Giorgi Papunashvili§ | MF | 2014– | 13 | 2 |
Lasha Jakobia | FW | 2004–2008 | 13 | 1 |
Lasha Dvali§ | DF | 2015– | 13 | 1 |
Jaba Jighauri§ | MF | 2016– | 13 | 0 |
Nugzar Lobzhanidze | DF | 1993–1997 | 13 | 0 |
Zaza Revishvili | MF | 1990–1996 | 12 | 0 |
Levan Khmaladze | MF | 2008–2014 | 12 | 0 |
Mamuka Tsereteli | DF | 1998–2004 | 12 | 0 |
Giorgi Popkhadze | DF | 2006–2015 | 12 | 0 |
Shota Grigalashvili | MF | 2006–2013 | 12 | 0 |
Giorgi Kiknadze | MF | 1996–1999 | 11 | 1 |
Beka Gotsiridze | FW | 2008–2009 | 11 | 1 |
Revaz Arveladze | MF | 1992–2000 | 11 | 1 |
Jemal Tabidze§ | DF | 2017– | 11 | 1 |
Luka Razmadze | MF | 2008–2009 | 11 | 0 |
Aleksandr Kvakhadze | DF | 2007–2009 | 11 | 0 |
Nikoloz Togonidze | GK | 1996–1999 | 11 | 0 |
Davit Janashia | FW | 1992–1999 | 10 | 3 |
Irakli Dzaria | MF | 2012–2014 | 10 | 1 |
Gela Inalishvili | MF | 1994–1996 | 10 | 0 |
Giorgi Ganugrava§ | MF | 2005– | 10 | 0 |
Vitaly Daraselia | MF | 2002–2005 | 10 | 0 |
Soso Grishikashvili | GK | 1994–2000 | 10 | 0 |
Tengiz Sichinava | MF | 1999–2000 | 10 | 0 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Players who are still active for the national team are players who haven't retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
- ^ Before the formation of the Georgia national team Kakhaber Tskhadadze made one appearance for the CIS national football team.
References
[edit]- ^ Young, Colin (24 March 2019). "Improving Georgia look to build on good form". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "MATCHES → Georgia national football team v all opponents in 1990". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Bzikadze, Vakhtang (13 October 2011). "Georgia's Kobiashvili enjoys 100-cap honour". Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Bibileishvili, Tiko (9 June 2008). "Arveladze Quits Football". The Georgian Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2019.