Lasha Dvali Explained

Lasha Dvali
Birth Date:14 May 1995
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.91 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:APOEL
Clubnumber:5
Youthyears1:2001–2008
Youthclubs1:Saburtalo
Youthyears2:2008–2012
Youthclubs2:Metalurgi Rustavi
Years1:2013
Clubs1:Skonto
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:Reading
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Skonto (loan)
Caps3:32
Goals3:3
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Kasımpaşa (loan)
Caps4:10
Goals4:1
Years5:2015
Clubs5:MSV Duisburg
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2016–2017
Clubs6:Śląsk Wrocław
Caps6:34
Goals6:2
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Irtysh Pavlodar (loan)
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:Pogoń Szczecin
Caps8:46
Goals8:3
Years9:2017
Clubs9:Pogoń Szczecin II
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:2019–2022
Clubs10:Ferencváros
Caps10:40
Goals10:2
Years11:2022–
Clubs11:APOEL
Caps11:53
Goals11:7
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Georgia U17
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–2013
Nationalteam2:Georgia U19
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014–2016
Nationalteam3:Georgia U21
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015–
Nationalteam4:Georgia
Nationalcaps4:34
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:13 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:22 June 2024

Lasha Dvali (Georgian: ლაშა დვალი|tr, in Georgian pronounced as /laʃa dʷali/; born 14 May 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Georgia national team.

Club career

In June 2013, Dvali moved to Latvian Higher League side FC Skonto,[1] before moving again three months later to English Championship side Reading.[2] [3] Reading loaned Dvali back to Skonto in February 2014, for the 2014 season,[4] before he was again loaned out in February 2015, this time to Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[5]

On 31 August 2015, Dvali signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with German 2. Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg.[6] The contract was voided on 21 December 2015.[7] He joined Śląsk Wrocław on 13 January 2016.[8]

On 3 March 2017, he was loaned to Irtysh Pavlodar,[9] with the deal expiring on 11 June 2017.[10]

On 24 July 2017, he moved to Pogoń Szczecin.[11]

On 30 January 2019, Dvali transferred to Ferencváros.[12] On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[13] On 20 April 2021, he won the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena.[14]

In July 2022, Dvali joined Cypriot club APOEL as a free agent on a year-long deal.[15]

International career

Dvali was called up for the Georgian national team in October 2014 for the game against Gibraltar, having previously missed out on the squad to face Scotland due to visa problems in travelling to Scotland.[16]

He made his debut on 29 March 2015 in a European qualifier against reigning World Cup champions Germany, replacing the injured Aleksandre Amisulashvili after four minutes in a 2–0 defeat at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in his native Tbilisi.[17]

On 26 March 2024, Dvali scored Georgia's fourth penalty in the penalty shoot-out against Greece in a 0–0 (4–2 after penalties) win that sent Georgia to UEFA Euro 2024, the first major tournament in the country's history.[18]

Career statistics

Club

[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Skonto Riga201330300060
20143231020353
Total3534020413
Kasımpaşa2014–1510000100
MSV Duisburg2015–16100010
Śląsk Wrocław2015–1615100151
2016–1719120211
Total34220362
Irtysh Pavlodar201716010170
Pogoń Szczecin2017–1833220352
2018–1913110141
Total46330493
Pogoń Szczecin II2017–18[20] 1010
Ferencváros2018–191224000162
2019–203010100140
2020–212100060270
2021–2240101060
Total40260170632
APOEL2022–232543000284
2023–242831061354
Total5374061638
Career total2371720025128218

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Georgia201530
201620
201711
201860
201910
202030
202160
202230
202340
202450
Total341

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[21]

Honours

APOEL

2023–24

Ferencvárosi

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jūrmala atlaiž vairākus leģionārus, Skonto pievienosies Anzhi spēlētājs. sportacentrs.com/. sportacentrs. 10 February 2015. Latvian. 16 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Lasha Dvali Joined Reading. worldsport.ge/. Worldsport. 10 February 2015. 26 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Laša Dvali pārceļas uz Reading. skontofc.com/. FC Skonto. 10 February 2015. Latvian. 25 September 2013.
  4. Web site: LASHA DVALI. skontofc.com/. Skonto FC. 10 February 2015. Latvian.
  5. Web site: Lasha Dvali Kasımpaşamızda. en.kasimpasa.com.tr/. Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü. 10 February 2015. Turkish. 2 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150210114013/http://en.kasimpasa.com.tr/haberler/haber/1010280-lasha-dvali-kasimpasamizda. 10 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Zebras verpflichten ablösefrei Abwehrspieler Lasha Dvali. msv-duisburg.de/. MSV Duisburg. 31 August 2015. German. 31 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Heimweh: Zebras lösen Kontrakt mit Lasha Dvali auf. German. 21 December 2015. msv-duisburg.de.
  8. Web site: Lasha Dvali na testach medycznych w Śląsku Wrocław. German. 13 January 2016. futbolnews.pl. 13 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807225356/http://www.futbolnews.pl/newsroom/73584,lasha-dvali-na-testach-medycznych-w-slasku-wroclaw. 7 August 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Lasza Dwali wypożyczony do Irtyszu Pawłodar . 90minut . 3 March 2017 . 18 March 2017 . Polish.
  10. Web site: СРОК АРЕНДЫ ДВАЛИ ИСТЕК. fcirtysh.kz. FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 11 June 2017. Russian. 11 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918231539/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/764-s-ok-a-endy-dvali-istek.html. 18 September 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: Lasza Dwali w Pogoni . 90minut . 24 July 2017 . 25 July 2017 . Polish.
  12. Web site: Lasha Dvali, Latest News & Player Profile Goal.com. 20 October 2020. goal.com.
  13. Web site: NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros. 16 June 2020. Nemzeti Sport.
  14. Web site: Ismét bajnok lett a Fradi, ráadásul éppen az Újpest legyőzésével!. 20 April 2021. Nemzeti Sport.
  15. Web site: ოფიციალურად: ლაშა დვალი "აპოელის" ფეხბურთელია. worldsport.ge . 29 July 2022 . 19 March 2024 . KA.
  16. Web site: The Georgian National Team Lacks Daushvili but Adds Dvali. worldsport.ge/. Worldsport.ge. 10 February 2015. 13 October 2014.
  17. News: Dominant Germany win in Georgia. 29 March 2015. UEFA. 29 March 2015.
  18. Web site: Georgia 0-0 Greece (Mar 26, 2024) Final Score . 1 April 2024 . ESPN . en.
  19. Web site: L.Dvali. Soccerway. 10 February 2015.
  20. Web site: Sezon 2017/18 . 90minut.pl . 13 May 2024 . pl.
  21. Web site: Dvali, Lasha. National Football Teams. 16 November 2017.