Giorgi Mamardashvili Explained

Giorgi Mamardashvili
Birth Date:29 September 2000
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.99 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Valencia
Clubnumber:25
Youthyears1:2010–2012
Youthclubs1:Gagra
Youthyears2:2012–2018
Youthclubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Years1:2018–2021
Clubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:→ Rustavi (loan)
Caps2:28
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:→ Locomotive Tbilisi (loan)
Caps3:29
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Valencia
Caps4:94
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Georgia U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–2023
Nationalteam2:Georgia U21
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalteam3:Georgia
Nationalcaps3:21
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:17 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:30 June 2024

Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgian: გიორგი მამარდაშვილი; born 29 September 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Valencia and the Georgia national team.

Mamardashvili spent much of his youth years at Dinamo Tbilisi. After signing a professional contract with this club, he was loaned to other Erovnuli Liga teams for three seasons before his transfer to Valencia. He has quickly established himself as a first-choice shot-stopper, becoming the first ever Georgian goalkeeper in the Spanish top tier.

Club career

Dinamo Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi, Mamardashvili joined Dinamo Tbilisi's youth setup in 2012, from Gagra.[1] After featuring as an unused substitute in the first team for the most of the 2018 season, he was loaned to Rustavi for the 2019 campaign.

Rustavi

Mamardashvili made his senior debut on 2 March 2019, starting in a 4–1 away loss against Locomotive Tbilisi.[2] After contributing with 28 appearances and helping his side to avoid relegation, he moved to Locomotive also on loan.

Locomotive Tbilisi

The goalkeeper was widely hailed during Locomotive's UEFA Europa League campaign in 2020. According to newspaper Marca, his great performance against Granada drew attention from Spanish scouts.[3]

In late December he received the Goalkeeper of the Year award from the Georgian Football Federation.[4]

His great skills did not go unnoticed at the UEFA, either, when it published a list of 50 young talents expected to shine in 2021.[5]

Valencia

On 7 June 2021, Mamardashvili joined Spanish club Valencia on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause, and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División RFEF.[6] [7] He made the pre-season with the main squad, impressing the manager José Bordalás[8] and earning himself the starting spot in the league opener against Getafe on 13 August, which ended 1–0 for Los Che.[9]

On 31 December 2021, Valencia confirmed the permanent signing of Mamardashvili on a contract until 2024, with an option for a further year.[10]

During that season Giorgi Mamardashvili participated in 18 league matches with eight clean sheets. He recorded 560 minutes in a row without conceding a goal.[11] He was twice included in the La Liga's symbolic team of the week (Matchweeks 1 and 35). Additionally, he received the King of the Match award on three occasions.[12] In May 2022, Marca named Mamardashvili in the La Liga's Discovery of the Season team.[13]

The next season Mamardashvili took part in all 38 league games without being substituted. He was selected in La Liga's team of the week three times.[14] Based on votes from Valencia fans, Mamardashvili was named the best player in 2023, while he had come 2nd behind Gonçalo Guedes the previous year.[15]

On 28 January 2024, Mamardashvili became part of club history. He broke the team record with his 60th consecutive appearance in La Liga as a starter.[16] Eventually, he played in 69 league matches in a row. Overall, during his third season at the club Mamardashvili continued to achieve impressive results, namely, improving his clean sheet record (13), saving the most penalties (3) along with Unai Simon and preventing the most goals in La Liga.[17]

International career

After making three appearances for the Georgia U21 team, Mamardashvili made his debut for the senior national team against Bulgaria in a 4–1 friendly defeat on 8 September 2021.[18]

On 9 June 2022, he played his first official match in a 3–0 win over North Macedonia in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.[19] For his performance in the return leg (2–0) in September, Mamardashvili was named in Team of the Week after round 5,[20] [21] and whoscored.com included him in monthly and seasonal Best XI of League C.[22]

In the summer of 2023, Mamardashvili took part in three games in European Championship for Georgia U21s, who had a highly successful group stage campaign and reached quarter-finals for the first time in their history.[23]

On 26 March 2024, Georgia beat Greece 4–2 in a penalty shootout to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024, the side's first major tournament. Mamardashvili was a critical factor in this game, saving the first spot kick from Greek forward Anastasios Bakasetas.

Mamardashvili was selected by Georgia for the Euro 2024 finals in Germany.[24] He started in his nation's first match in a major international competition, a 3–1 loss against Turkey on 19 June.[25] After making eleven saves in the next game against Czechia, Mamardashvili received the Player of the Match award.[26] Moreover, some of the analytical sites such as Sofascore, Marca and 90min.com named him in Team of the Round 2 with the former awarding him the second highest aggregate rating point after Spanish midfielder Fabián Ruiz.[27] [28] [29] In the team's third Group F match, Mamardashvili kept a clean sheet against Portugal, as Georgia won 2–0 in Gelsenkirchen to qualify for the knockout stage.[30] He ended the group stage having made 20 saves, seven more than any other goalkeeper at the tournament.[31]

Personal life

Mamardashvili is the son of former WIT Georgia and Torpedo Kutaisi goalkeeper Davit Mamardashvili, who after retirement became a goalkeeping coach at Merani Martvili and later Torpedo Kutaisi.[32]

Mamardashvili started relationship with model Elene Epitashvili in 2021. Their marriage ceremony took place on 18 July 2024.[33] [34]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Tbilisi2018Erovnuli Liga0000——00
Rustavi (loan)2019Erovnuli Liga28020—20320
Locomotive Tbilisi (loan)2020Erovnuli Liga11010——120
20211802030—230
Total290303000350
2021–22La Liga18030——210
2022–2338030—10420
2023–2437000——370
2024–251000——10
Total9406000101010
Career total151011030301680

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Georgia202110
202250
202380
202470
Total210

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

Valencia

Individual

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: LOKOMOTIVI TBILISI VS. RUSTAVI 4 - 1. Soccerway. Global Sports Media. 2 March 2019. 13 August 2021. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124145411/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/02/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-lokomotivi-tbilisi/rustavi-rustavi/2960777/. live.
  3. News: MARCA: მამარდაშვილმა ესპანელების ყურადღება "გრანადასთან" მატჩში მიიპყრო . crystalsport.ge (in Georgian) . 29 May 2021 . 10 July 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110091415/https://www.crystalsport.ge/news/32634 . live .
  4. News: საუკეთესო მოთამაშეები პოზიციების მიხედვითაც გაირკვა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 28 December 2020 . 10 July 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110092916/https://1tv.ge/news/sauketeso-motamasheebi-poziciebis-mikhedvitac-gairkva/ . live .
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  6. Web site: VCF Academy reaches agreement for the signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili. Valencia CF. 7 June 2021. 13 August 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609124652/https://www.valenciacf.com/en/article/en-vcf-academy-reaches-agreement-for-the-signing-of-giorgi-mamardashvili-2021-06-07. live.
  7. Web site: Mamardashvili ya está en València. Mamardashvili is already in Valencia. Super Deporte. es. 3 July 2021. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813193247/https://www.superdeporte.es/valencia-cf/2021/07/03/mamardashvili-valencia-54646189.html. live.
  8. Web site: Mamardashvili se hace gigante. Mamardashvili grows big. Levante-EMV. es. 6 August 2021. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813193246/https://www.levante-emv.com/valencia-cf/2021/08/06/mamardashvili-gigante-55962122.html. live.
  9. Web site: Bordalás y Mamardashvili se divierten en la locura de Mestalla. Bordalás and Mamardashvili enjoy themselves in the madness of Mestalla. Marca. es. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813210512/https://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/valencia-vs-getafe/cronica/2021/08/13/6116b30722601dee618b45a0.html. live.
  10. Web site: Comunicado oficial Giorgi Mamardashvili. Official statement Giorgi Mamardashvili. Valencia CF. es. 31 December 2021. 1 January 2022. 31 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211231182653/https://www.valenciacf.com/es/article/es-comunicado-oficial-giorgi-mamardashvili-2021-12-31. live.
  11. News: მშრალი სერია 560-ე წუთზე შეწყდა - მამარდაშვილმა ესპანეთში მორიგი ტოპ-მატჩი ჩაატარა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 12 April 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710131107/https://1tv.ge/news/mshrali-seria-560-e-wutze-shewyda-mamardashvilma-espanetshi-morigi-top-matchi-chaatara-1tvsport/ . live .
  12. News: სეზონში მეორედ: გიორგი მამარდაშვილი ტურის საუკეთესო მეკარედ დასახელდა . sport4me.ge (in Georgian) . 10 May 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110091416/https://sport4me.ge/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A8%E1%83%98-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%93-%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%92%E1%83%98-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90/ . live .
  13. News: მამარდაშვილი სეზონის აღმოჩენათა გუნდში დასახელდა . sportall.ge (in Georgian) . 24 May 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110091417/https://sportall.ge/fekhburthi/fekhburthii/legionerebi/155996-mamardashvili-sezonis-aghmochenatha-gundshi-dasakhelda.html . live .
  14. Web site: მამარდაშვილი მესამედ გახდა ესპანეთში ტურის საუკეთესო მეკარე . sportall.ge (in Georgian) . 24 May 2023 . 5 June 2023 . 5 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605180644/https://sportall.ge/fekhburthi/fekhburthii/legionerebi/164390-mamardashvili-mesamed-gakhda-espanethshi-turis-sauketheso-mekare.html . live .
  15. Web site: Los oyentes votan a Giorgi Mamardashvili como ganador del Trofeo Jugador 99.9 Plaza Radio 2022-2023 . Valenciaplaza . 6 June 2023 . 7 June 2023 . Spanish . 7 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607062241/https://plazadeportiva.valenciaplaza.com/los-siete-jugadores-del-valencia-que-acaban-contrato . live .
  16. Web site: MAMARDASHVILI BEATS A RECORD AT VALENCIA CF . valenciacf.com . 8 February 2024.
  17. Web site: MAMARDASHVILI, EL MEJOR PORTERO DE LALIGA EA SPORTS 23-24 [MAMARDASHVILI, THE BEST GOALKEEPER IN LALIGA EA SPORTS 23-24] ]. Valencia CF . Valencia CF . Spanish.
  18. Web site: Mamardashvili derriba otro muro con dolor: Goleada en su debut. Mamardashvili's painful achievement: concedes several on his debut. ElDesmarque.com. es. 9 September 2021. 12 September 2021. 9 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909070921/https://eldesmarque.com/valencia/valencia-cf/311801-mamardashvili-derriba-otro-hito. live.
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  25. Web site: TURKEY 3–1 GEORGIA: ARDA GULER NETS LONG-RANGE STUNNER TO LEAD TURKEY TO ENTERTAINING EURO 2024 WIN . 2024-06-20 . eurosport.com.
  26. Web site: The numbers behind Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili's incredible Euro-2024 performance against Czechia . football-espana.net . 22 June 2024.
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  32. Web site: კახა ჩხეტიანი: მარტვილის "მერანს" ზამთარში გავაძლიერებთ . sportall.ge (in Georgian) . 15 October 2013 . 5 July 2023 . 5 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705191433/https://sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/chempionati/56432-kakha-chkhetiani-martvilis-qmeransq-zamtharshi-gavadzlierebth.html . live .
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