| Irakli Dzaria | |
| Fullname: | Irakli Dzaria |
| Birth Date: | 1988 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Poti, Georgian SSR |
| Currentclub: | Shukura (assistant manager) |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kolkheti-1913 |
| Years1: | 2004–2005 |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2005–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Zestafoni |
| Caps2: | 108 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps3: | 76 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Dila Gori |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Sioni |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Dila Gori |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Kukësi |
| Caps7: | 43 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | Valletta |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps9: | 40 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Georgia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Georgia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 26 July 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 March 2017 |
Irakli Dzaria (born 1 December 1988) is a former Georgian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
He is the four-time winner of the Georgian top league.
In July 2023, he was appointed as assistant manager at Shukura Kobuleti.[1]
On 9 January 2018, Dzaria moved for the first time aboard and joined with Albanian club Kukësi by penning a contract until the end of the season with an option to renew for the next one worth $4,000 per month.[2] He made his debut for the club on 31 January in the first leg of cup's quarter-finals against Tirana.[3]
His first Albanian Superliga appearance came four days later in the 1–1 draw versus Flamurtari Vlorë.[4] Dzaria scored his maiden goal for the team on 24 February in form of a winner in the match against Laçi.[5]
Later on 13 May, he scored a first-half brace in the eventual 2–2 draw versus Luftëtari Gjirokastër which lifted his tally up to 4 goals. He ended the second part of 2017–18 season by making 16 league appearances, all of them as starter, collecting 1320 minutes as Kukësi finished runner-up in the championship.[6]
In June 2018, Kukësi gained the right to play UEFA Champions League football following the Skënderbeu Korçë's 10-year ban; the next month, Dzaria was included in manager Peter Pacult squad for the first qualifying round tie versus Malta's Valletta.[7] [8] In the second leg, with Kukësi trailing 0–1, Dzaria made himself a protagonist by netting in the 84th minute with a right-footed shot inside the box which gave the team a 1–1 draw at National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[9] With the first match ending in a goalless draw,[10] Kukësi progressed to the next round on away goal rule.[9] It was his first Champions League goal, and he described it as the most important goal of his career.[11]
Dzaria earned his first cap with the Georgian national team against Albania in Viseu on 29 February 2012.[12]
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
2014