Giorgi Aburjania (Georgian: გიორგი აბურჯანია, romanized: giorgi aburjania, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi abuɾdʒania]; born 2 January 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club AVS and the Georgia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Metalurgi Rustavi | ||
| 2012 | → Olimpiki Tbilisi (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Dila | 17 | (1) |
| 2014 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 9 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Anorthosis | 42 | (2) |
| 2016 | Gimnàstic | 16 | (2) |
| 2016–2020 | Sevilla B | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lugo (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Twente (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Oviedo | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cartagena | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Gil Vicente | 53 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Hatayspor | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | AVS | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Georgia U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Georgia U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Georgia | 39 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:04, 4 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAburjania kicked off his career with Metalurgi Rustavi in 2010. He then had stints with Dila and Lokomotivi Tbilisi. On 17 June 2014, he signed for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract.[1]
On 8 January 2016, Aburjania moved to Spain, after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2] He made his debut for the club late in the month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lévy Madinda in a 2–1 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]
Aburjania subsequently became an undisputed starter for Vicente Moreno's side, and scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2016 in a 4–0 away routing of Bilbao Athletic.[4] On 2 August he signed a four-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves also in the second division, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million.[5]
On 1 August 2018, after suffering relegation, Aburjania was loaned to fellow second division side CD Lugo, for one year.[6] In July of the following year, he moved to FC Twente also in a temporary deal.[7]
On 20 September 2020, Aburjania agreed to a one-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second division.[8] The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he cut ties with the club[9] and signed a short-term deal with fellow league team FC Cartagena just hours later.[10]
On 3 July 2021, free agent Aburjania signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente F.C.[11]
International career
editAfter representing Georgia at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Aburjania made his debut with the full squad on 29 March 2016, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw against Kazakhstan.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Συμφωνία με Giorgi Aburjania". Anorthosis. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Giorgi Aburjania nuevo jugador del Nàstic" [Giorgi Aburjania new player of Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Un Tenerife con diez mereció mucho más" [A ten-man Tenerife deserved much more] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "La ilusionante pegada tarraconense hunde a 'los cachorros'" [The exciting power tarraconense sink the 'dogs'] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "El Nàstic traspasa a Aburjania al Sevilla para jugar en el filial" [Nàstic transfer Aburjania to Sevilla to play in the reserves] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "El Lugo confirma los fichajes de Aburjania y Borja San Emeterio" [Lugo confirm the signings of Aburjania and Borja San Emeterio] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Giorgi Aburjania naar FC Twente" [Twente sign Giorgi Aburjania] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Aburjania Signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Rescisión de Aburjania" [Aburjania's rescision] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Giorgi Aburjania, polivalencia y recorrido para el centro del campo" [Giorgi Aburjania, versatility and long-distance for the centre of the midfield] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Giorgi Aburjania é o nono reforço do Gil Vicente para a época 2021/22" [Giorgi Aburjania is the ninth addition of Gil Vicente for the 2021/22 season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Georgia 1–1 Kazakhstan". Sky Sports. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
edit- Giorgi Aburjania at BDFutbol
- Giorgi Aburjania – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Giorgi Aburjania at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Aburjania at Soccerway
- Giorgi Aburjania at Soccerbase
