Giorgi Zaria Explained

Giorgi Zaria
Birth Date:14 July 1997
Birth Place:Kutaisi, Georgia
Height:1.78 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Kairat
Years1:2014
Caps1:6
Goals1:4
Years2:2015–2020
Caps2:66
Goals2:6
Years3:2021–2023
Caps3:87
Goals3:14
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Kairat
Caps4:12
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2016–2017
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2021–
Nationalteam2:Georgia
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:29 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:5 September 2021

Giorgi Zaria (Georgian: გიორგი ზარია; born 14 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for FC Kairat as a midfielder. He is the five-time winner of the top Georgian league.

Club career

Zaria took first steps in professional football at second-division club Sasco in 2013. He drew interest from Dinamo Tbilisi where he spent next six seasons. Zaria netted his first top-league goal in a 1–0 away win over Torpedo Kutaisi on 26 November 2016.[1]

In late December 2020, Zaria signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Batumi.[2] During this period he twice won the champion's titles. Also, the Erovnuli Liga recognized Zaria's individual performance in 2023 by naming him in Team of the Season.

At the end of this season, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a deal until the end of 2025.[3] Zaria opened his goal scoring account in the very first game of the season with a long-range strike against Kyzylzhar, which helped his new team snatch a narrow victory.[4]

International career

Zaria made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Spain. He started the game and was substituted after 57 minutes.[5]

Career statistics

[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sasco Tbilisi2013–14Pirveli Liga6400000064
Dinamo Tbilisi2015–16Umaglesi/
Erovnuli Liga
0000000000
201692102 000122
2017202300000232
201890100000100
2019221102100252
20206100200081
Total666606100787
Dinamo Batumi2021Erovnuli Liga264404100345
2022281101010311
2023339402020419
Total871490713010615
Kairat2024Kazakhstan
Premier League
122200011153
Career total171261701324120529

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Torpedo vs Dinamo Tbilisi . Soccerway . 26 November 2016.
  2. Web site: 'დინამო ბათუმის საფეხბურთო ფილოსოფიას კარგად ვიცნობ' - ინტერვიუ გიორგი ზარიასთან . europop.ge (in Georgian) . 30 December 2020.
  3. Web site: გიორგი ზარია ყაზახეთში ითამაშებს! გიორგი ზარია ყაზახეთში ითამაშებს! . footballnews.ge (in Georgian) . 27 December 2023.
  4. Web site: «Кайрат» вырвал победу в стартовом матче КПЛ-2024 . sports.kz (in Russian) . 3 March 2024.
  5. Web site: FIFA. Spain v Georgia game report. 5 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Giorgi Zaria statistics . soccerway.