Giorgi Rekhviashvili Explained

Giorgi Rekhviashvili
Birth Date:1 February 1988
Birth Place:Rustavi, Georgia
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Sioni
Clubnumber:36
Youthyears1:2006–2008
Youthclubs1:Olimpi Rustavi
Years1:2008–2011
Clubs1:Olimpi Rustavi
Caps1:69
Goals1:6
Years2:2008
Clubs2:Mglebi Zugdidi (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:2
Years3:2011–2014
Caps3:55
Goals3:0
Years4:2013
Clubs4:Chikhura Sachkhere (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:3
Years5:2014
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Years6:2014–2015
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2015–2016
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2016–2017
Caps8:21
Goals8:1
Years9:2017
Caps9:32
Goals9:3
Years10:2018–2019
Clubs10:Saburtalo Tbilisi
Caps10:32
Goals10:2
Years11:2019
Clubs11:Levadiakos
Caps11:10
Goals11:0
Years12:2019
Clubs12:Saburtalo Tbilisi
Caps12:14
Goals12:1
Years13:2020
Clubs13:Ventspils
Caps13:20
Goals13:0
Years14:2021
Clubs14:Shukura Kobuleti
Caps14:25
Goals14:0
Years15:2022–2023
Clubs15:Dinamo Batumi
Caps15:23
Goals15:0
Years16:2024–
Clubs16:Sioni
Caps16:24
Goals16:0
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:8 October 2024
Ntupdate:17 March 2017

Giorgi Rekhviashvili (Georgian: გიორგი რეხვიაშვილი; born 1 February 1988) is a Georgian football player who plays for Erovnuli Liga 2 club Sioni Bolnisi.

Apart from being the four-time winner of the Georgian top division with four different teams, he has also won the national cup and Super Cup six times in total. Individually, Rekhviashvili has been twice in a row named in Team of the Season.

Club career

Rekhviashvili began his career in 2008 at Olimpi Rustavi, who were regarded as one of the strongest teams at the time. Namely, during a four-year period between 2008 and 2013 the club was among the top three and once secured the league title.[1] Rekhviashvili was a regular player, taking part in 59 league matches in the two seasons. He scored his first European goal in a 1–1 home draw against Aktobe on 21 July 2010.[2]

In 2011, he signed a contract with Dinamo Tbilisi and lifted four titles in next three years. Rekhviashvili left the club in June 2014.[3]

Twice, in 2017 and 2018, Rekhviashvili was selected in Erovnuli Liga Team of the Season.[4] [5]

Outside of Georgia, Turkish club Boluspor was the first club he joined in 2014 after an impressive performance in Europa League with Chikhura.[6] [7] Later he also spent two seasons combined in Latvia and Greece.

International

He made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.[8]

Statistics

Data available from 2009

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpi2009/10Umaglesi Liga2721010292
2010/11322302110383
Total594403110675
Dinamo Tbilisi2011/12Umaglesi Liga2502070340
2012/1317020190
2013/1411041151
Total530817000681
Dinamo Tbilisi B2013/14Pirveli Liga1010
2013/141010
Total2000000020
Chikhura2012/13 (loan)Umaglesi Liga714210123
2013–14172214 1234
2014/156161
9120111
20161203020170
Total45411312210699
Boluspor2014/151.Lig6060
Locomotive2017Erovnuli Liga323323
2018Erovnuli Liga322322
2019141404+2 0241
Total463406000563
Levadiakos2018/19Super League100100
2020Virsliga2003020250
Shukura2021Erovnuli Liga250301 0290
Dinamo Batumi2022Erovnuli Liga130102+10170
20231002010130
Total230304000300
Sioni2024Erovnuli Liga 224010250
Career total345143743433041921

Honours

Team

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olimpi scale Georgian heights again . uefa.com . 5 May 2010.
  2. Web site: Olimpi fail to punish profligate Aktobe. 21 July 2010 . uefa.com .
  3. Web site: ლეგიონერების შემდეგ "დინამო" რეხვიაშვილსა და მოდებაძეს დაემშვიდობა . worldsport.ge (in Georgian) . 3 June 2014.
  4. Web site: GFF AWARDS 2017 . worldsport.ge . 27 December 2017 . KA.
  5. Web site: GFF AWARDS 2018 - გამარჯვებულები . tabula.ge . 30 December 2018 . KA.
  6. http://www.worldsport.ge/en/page/boluspor-presented-rekhviashvili?ShowAllAdvSpaces Boluspor Presented Rekhviashvili
  7. http://bolusporluyuz.com/haber/giorgi-rekhviashvili-antrenmanda Giorgi Rekhviashvili Antrenman'da
  8. Web site: The Tashkent Times. Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly. 24 January 2017.