Giorgi Arabidze (Georgian: გიორგი არაბიძე; born 4 March 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vani, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ulsan HD | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Locomotive Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 33 | (21) |
| 2015–2018 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Nacional | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Adanaspor (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Samtredia (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 73 | (24) |
| 2024– | Ulsan HD | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Georgia U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Georgia U17 | 10 | (6) |
| 2014–2017 | Georgia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Georgia U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2017– | Georgia | 4 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2017 | |||
He is the winner of several trophies in the Ukrainian, Georgian and South Korean leagues. Arabidze has represented the national senior as well as all junior teams.
Career
editClub career
editArabidze is a product of the FC Locomotive Youth Sportive system from age 7.[1]
In June 2015 he signed a contract with Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar.[2] Arabidze made an official debut for the Ukrainian club three months later against Ternopil in the Ukrainian Cup, spending the full 90 minutes on the pitch.[3][4]
Arabidze featured again for Shakhtar on the last day of October, making his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League, playing the last 15 minutes of the game against Zorya Luhansk.[5]
Arabidze was included in the UEFA Youth League squad for the same season as well. He made a debut in this tournament against Malmö FF, scoring a single goal and contributing one assist in a 5–5 draw.[6][7]
On 3 July 2018 he signed 4-year contract with Portuguese club C.D. Nacional.[8]
On 17 January 2021, he joined Russian club Rotor Volgograd on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
On 25 January 2022, he signed with Torpedo Kutaisi.[10] During his second season with this club, Arabidze became their top scorer by netting 14 goals which helped the team to win the bronze medals of the league. His performance was duly recognized by the Erovnuli Liga by naming him Midfielder of the Year. Besides, along with two other teammates Arabidze was included in the list of eleven best players of the season.[11]
In July 2024, Arabidze moved to South Korea to play for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.[12] In his second league appearance for Ulsan on 31 August, Arabidze got on the scoresheet with a brace in a 5–4 win over Pohang.[13] After making ten appearances in all competitions, he lifted the league trophy as Ulsan secured their third straight title.[14]
International career
editIn 2017, after being a regular member of the youth sides of Georgia national football team, Arabidze made his debut for the senior national team against Serbia in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[15] Two days later he scored his first goal for the team against Latvia in a friendly game.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 23 October 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Locomotive Tbilisi | 2013/14 | Pirveli Liga | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 |
| 2014/15 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 13 | ||
| Total | 33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2015/16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Nacional | 2018/19 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Adanaspor (loan) | 2019/20 | TFF First League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2020/21 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Samtredia (loan) | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2023 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 2[d] | 0 | 37 | 16 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Total | 73 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 26 | ||
| Ulsan | 2024 | K League 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | 150 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 173 | 57 | ||
- ^ Appearance in play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- ^ Appearances in Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[18]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 March 2017 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Latvia |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 June 2017 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2–0 |
Honours
editTeam
edit- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: (2) 2016–17, 2017–18
- Ukrainian Cup: (3) 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Ukrainian Super Cup: (2) 2015, 2017
- Torpedo Kutaisi
- Georgian Cup: (1) 2022
- Georgian Super Cup: (1) 2024
- Ulsan HD
Individual
edit- Midfielder of the Year: 2023
- Team of the Season: 2023
References
edit- ^ Арабидзе и "Шахтер": чего ожидать от новичка дончан? (in Russian). dynamomania.com. 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Mircea Lucescu invited U21 players to senior team's training". Shakhtar.com. 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Shakhtar 4-0 Ternopil". Shakhtar.com. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Giorgi Arabidze – among youngest debutants". Shakhtar.com. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Zorya 1-7 Shakhtar". Shakhtar.com. 30 October 2015.
- ^ "U19. Malmo 5-5 Shakhtar". Shakhtar.com. 21 October 2015.
- ^ "U19. Malmo vs Shakhtar: players' view". Shakhtar.com. 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Giorgi Arabidze assina por quatro temporadas" (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Арабидзе перешел в "Ротор" на правах аренды" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 17 January 2021.
- ^ "გიორგი არაბიძე ტორპედოელია!" (in Georgian). Torpedo Kutaisi. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "AWARDS 2023 CBELIGA". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞! 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐳𝐞!". Ulsan HD FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Ulsan vs Pohang match report". flashscore.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Ulsan HD FC capture 3rd straight K League 1 title". yna.co.kr. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Georgia 1-3 Serbia (Match Report)". UEFA.com. 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Georgia 5-0 Latvia (Match Report)". Guardian. 28 March 2017.
- ^ Giorgi Arabidze at Soccerway
- ^ "Arabidze, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
edit- Giorgi Arabidze at Soccerway
- UEFA Profile