Luka Latsabidze (Georgian: ლუკა ლაცაბიძე; born 18 March 2004) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ukrainian Premier League club Chornomorets, on loan from Shakhtar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Khashuri, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chornomorets | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Iveria | ||
| 2013–2022 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Shakhtar | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Chornomorets (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Latsabidze is the winner of Georgian top league with Dinamo Tbilisi.
Career
editClub
editLatsabidze joined his hometown club Iveria at age 7. After two years he was signed by Dinamo Tbilisi where he spent the rest of his youth career.[1] Having played for Dinamo's reserve team in the 2nd and 3rd divisions, Latsabidze made a debut with the senior team in a Georgian Cup match against Samtredia on 7 August 2022.[2] He was a member of the squad that won the national league in 2022.[3]
At the end of this season, Latsabidze received a first broad recognition. Nominated by GFF as U19 Player of the Year at its annual awards ceremony, he won the relevant Aleksandre Chivadze golden award.[4]
On 4 February 2024, Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk announced that they had signed Latsabidze on a deal until 31 December 2028.[5] He did not appear in official matches, though, before joining Chornomorets in the summer window on a year-long loan.[6]
International
editLatsabidze made his debut with U19s in a 2023 UEFA Championship qualifier against Croatia on 29 March 2022.[7] On 15 November 2024, he played a full match for the first time at U21 level against the same opponents in 2025 UEFA Championship play-offs.[8]
Statistics
edit- As of match played 15 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 2023 | Liga 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Chornomorets (loan) | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Honours
editTeam
edit• Dinamo Tbilisi
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "ხაშურელი ფეხბურთელის დებიუტი "დინამოს" შემადგენლობაში". mozaikanews.ge (in Georgian). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Samtredia vs Dinamo Tbilisi match report". gff.ge (in Georgian). 7 August 2022.
- ^ "დინამო თბილისი საქართველოს ჩემპიონია". setantasports.com. 3 December 2022.
- ^ "GFF AWARDS - 2022 წლის საუკეთესოები". goal.ge (in Georgian). 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Luka Latsabidze is a Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "ოფიციალურად - ლაცაბიძე "ჩერნომორეცში" გადავიდა" (in Georgian). sportall.ge. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Georgia U19 vs Croatia U19 match report". UEFA. 29 March 2022.
- ^ ""Моряки" зіграли за збірні". FC Chornomorets (in Ukrainian). 16 November 2024.
- ^ "GFF Awards 2022". gff.ge (in Georgian). 26 December 2022.
External links
edit- Luka Latsabidze at Soccerway