Tornike Okriashvili Explained

Tornike Okriashvili
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Birth Date:1992 2, df=y
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.81 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Dinamo Tbilisi
Clubnumber:30
Youthyears1:–2008
Youthclubs1:Olimpi Rustavi
Youthyears2:2008–2009
Youthclubs2:Gagra
Years1:2009–2010
Clubs1:Gagra
Caps1:23
Goals1:0
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Shakhtar Donetsk (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2014
Clubs3:Shakhtar Donetsk
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2011–2013
Clubs4:Illichivets Mariupol (loan)
Caps4:57
Goals4:4
Years5:2014
Clubs5:Chornomorets Odesa (loan)
Caps5:10
Goals5:3
Years6:2014–2016
Clubs6:Genk
Caps6:34
Goals6:2
Years7:2016
Clubs7:Eskişehirspor (loan)
Caps7:12
Goals7:2
Years8:2016–2018
Clubs8:Krasnodar
Caps8:16
Goals8:2
Years9:2018
Clubs9:Krasnodar-2
Caps9:4
Goals9:1
Years10:2019–2021
Clubs10:Anorthosis Famagusta
Caps10:34
Goals10:12
Years11:2021–2022
Caps11:23
Goals11:3
Years12:2023
Clubs12:Gagra
Caps12:3
Goals12:0
Years13:2024–
Clubs13:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps13:3
Goals13:0
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalteam1:Georgia U19
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2009–2012
Nationalteam2:Georgia U21
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2010–2021
Nationalteam3:Georgia
Nationalcaps3:50
Nationalgoals3:13
Club-Update:10 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:29 January 2024

Tornike Okriashvili (in Georgian pronounced as /tʰoɾnikʼe okʰɾiaʃʷili/, born 12 February 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgia national team. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but also can play as a winger.

Club career

Okriashvili was 16 years old when he signed a first professional contract with Gagra. On 14 May 2010, he scored his first top-division goal in a 4–1 win over Tskhinvali.[1]

He signed with Russian Premier League side FC Krasnodar on 6 September 2016.[2] His time with Krasnodar was marred by injuries and he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 17 December 2018.[3]

He signed with Anorthosis Famagusta in 2019. In May 2021, Okriashvili played 120 minutes in full in a Cypriot Cup final against Olympiakos Nicosia and clinched the title.[4]

He moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.[5]

On 15 July 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced that Okriashvili had a signed contract.[6] On 1 August 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced that Okriashvili's contract was officially terminated by mutual consent due to medical test issue.

In February 2023, he returned to the Georgian league to play for his boyhood club Gagra.[7]

On 6 April 2024, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the signing of Okriashvili on a contract until the end of the season.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008–09Erovnuli Liga100010
2009–1022110231
20233030
Total2611000271
2010–11Ukrainian Premier League10000100
2011–129011101
2012–1328410294
2013–1410010110
Total5743100605
2013–14Ukrainian Premier League1032020143
2014–15Belgian First Division A23210242
2015–1611010120
Total3422000362
2015–16Süper Lig12220142
Krasnodar2016–17Russian Premier League1112000131
2017–1831100041
2018–1920001131
Total1623011203
Krasnodar-22018–19Russian National Football League4141
Anorthosis2019–20Cypriot First Division14321164
2020–212094010259
Total341261104113
APOEL2021–22Cypriot First Division24330273
Dinamo Tbilisi2024Erovnuli Liga30000030
Career total220302224124633

International

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Okriashvili goal.

List of international goals scored by Tornike Okriashvili
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2012Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
229 May 2014Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain1–02–0Friendly
37 September 2014Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1–11–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
414 October 2014Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal2–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
58 October 2015Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia2–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
629 March 2016Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1–11–1Friendly
77 June 2016Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain1–01–0Friendly
88 October 2016Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
99 September 2018Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
108 September 2020Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C
118 October 2020Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
1211 October 2020Tychy Stadium, Tychy, Poland2–12–22020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Team

Anorthosis

2020–21 Cypriot Cup

Individual

Georgian Footballer of the Year

2016[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gagra vs Tskhinvali . Soccerway . 10 May 2024.
  2. Web site: FC Krasnodar. Tornike Okriashvili to supplement FC Krasnodar Squad. 6 September 2016.
  3. Web site: FC Krasnodar. FC KRASNODAR TERMINATED CONTRACT WITH TORNIKE OKRIASHVILI. 17 December 2018.
  4. Web site: ქართველების ანორთოსისმა ქვილითაიას გოლით კვიპროსის თასი მოიგო . npg.ge . 16 May 2021 . KA.
  5. Web site: APOEL FC. Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Tornike Okriashvili. 3 June 2021. el.
  6. Web site: monsterzym. 일류첸코 보낸 전북 '조지아 국가대표' 토르니케 영입 [오피셜]]. 15 July 2022.
  7. Web site: ლეგენდა სახლში დაბრუნდა - "გაგრამ" ოქრიაშვილის ტრანსფერი ოფიციალურად დაადასტურა . 1tv.ge (in Georgian) . 10 May 2024 . 20 February 2023.
  8. Web site: თორნიკე ოქრიაშვილი დინამოელია . fcdinamo.ge . FC Dinamo Tbilisi . 10 April 2024. Georgian . 6 April 2024.
  9. Web site: ოქრიაშვილი საქართველოს წლის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელია! . crystalsport.ge . KA . 28 December 2016.