Giorgi Kvernadze (Georgian: გიორგი კვერნაძე; born 7 February 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Italian Serie B club Frosinone.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Samtredia, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Frosinone | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | Saburtalo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Saburtalo | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Telavi | 21 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Kolkheti 1913 | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Dinamo Batumi (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Frosinone (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Frosinone | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Georgia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Georgia U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Georgia U21 | 18 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||
Career
editClub
editKvernadze entered Saburtalo's academy at the age of nine: having come through the club's youth ranks, he played for the reserve team, in the national third tier, before making his first-team debut in the Erovnuli Liga at the age of 18.[2]
On 26 February 2022, Kvernadze joined Telavi on a loan for the rest of the 2022 season.[3] On 5 March 2022, he scored his first professional goal, in a 2–0 league win over Sioni Bolnisi.[4] Throughout the campaign, Kvernadze helped the team preserve their place in the top tier, having scored three goals.[5]
Shortly before the beginning of the 2023 season, Kvernadze signed for newly-promoted Liga 2 side Kolkheti Poti, before subsequently joining Dinamo Batumi on loan.[citation needed]
On 3 July 2023, Kvernadze officially joined Serie A side Frosinone on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[6][7] He made his official debut for the club on 11 August, coming on as a substitute for Giuseppe Caso in the second half of a 1–0 Coppa Italia win over Pisa.[8][9] One week later, he also made his Serie A debut, coming on for Caso in the 67th minute of a 3–1 league defeat to Napoli.[10] Overall, he featured in five league matches for the team, who fought hard to avoid relegation.
On 2 July 2024, Frosinone announced that the sides signed a new four-year deal.[11]
International
editAfter taking part in ten matches for U19s, Kvernadze became a regular player for the U21 team. He played in all ten games of Georgia's 2025 UEFA Championship qualifying campaign in addition to both play-offs against Croatia, in which his team prevailed on penalties.[12] Kvernadze scored in a 2–0 away win against Gibraltar on 26 March 2024, followed by another goal in a 3–0 home victory over Moldova on 5 September.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saburtalo B | 2021 | Liga 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Saburtalo | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Telavi (loan) | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi (loan) | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Frosinone | 2024–25 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | ||
Honours
editClub
editSaburtalo
editReferences
edit- ^ "Giorgi Kvernadze". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "გიორგი კვერნაძე - ჩემს ჩამოყალიბებაში ყველაზე დიდი როლი "საბურთალომ" ითამაშა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 18 August 2023.
- ^ ""თელავი" სეზონს დიდი სიახლეებით იწყებს - გუნდმა ახალწვეულები წარადგინა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Sioni vs Telavi". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 5 March 2022.
- ^ "გიორგი კვერნაძე: შრომა დამიფასდა და ახლა უფრო მეტად მოტივირებული ვარ". europop.ge (in Georgian). 10 October 2022.
- ^ "KVERNADZE È UN GIOCATORE DEL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 3 July 2023.
- ^ Schirru, Francesco (3 July 2023). "Kvernadze al Frosinone: chi è il nuovo acquisto ufficiale sulle orme di Kvara". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Poker Udinese, segna anche Lucca all'esordio. Il baby Corazza lancia il Bologna". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Georgia's Giorgi Kvernadze makes official debut for Italian Frosinone, receiving 7.0 in players rating". agenda.ge. 12 August 2023.
- ^ Azzi, Marco (19 August 2023). "Frosinone-Napoli 1-3: i campioni d'Italia ripartono nel segno di Osimhen". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "ESERCITATO IL DIRITTO DI OPZIONE SU KVERNADZE". frosinonecalcio.com (in Italian). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO play-offs: Czechia, Finland, Georgia qualify". UEFA. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Georgia vs Moldova match report". UEFA. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "David Kipiani Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links
edit- Giorgi Kvernadze at Soccerway
- National team statistics at GFF (in Georgian)