| Saba Khvadagiani | |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Caps1: | 81 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | Dinamo Tbilisi 2 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Maccabi Netanya |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Georgia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 1 June 2024 |
Saba Khvadagiani (Georgian: საბა ხვადაგიანი; born 30 January 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.
Khvadagiani is a product of Dinamo Tbilisi academy. He made an Erovnuli Liga debut with this club on 27 February 2021 in an opening match of the season against Samgurali.[1] His first league goal scored against Telavi on 16 May 2021 turned out a winner.[2]
In January 2022, the player signed a new two-year contract with Dinamo.[3] Overall, during four seasons between 2020 and 2024, he twice won the league.
On January 30, 2024, Khvadagiani joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya for a transfer fee of €500,000, which is the highest transfer fee Netanya has ever paid for a foreign player.[4]
Khvadagiani took part in all four matches of the national U21 team in 2023 European championship. As the team began a new 2023–24 qualifying campaign, he was selected as the captain.
Khvadagiani made his Georgia national football team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against Bulgaria, a 1–4 away loss.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi 2 | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 90 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4 | |||
Dinamo Tbilisi
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