Vakhtang Salia Explained

Vakhtang Salia
Birth Date:30 August 2007
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.81 m
Position:Attacker
Currentclub:Dinamo Tbilisi
Youthclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Years1:2023
Clubs1:Dinamo-2 Tbilisi
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2023–
Clubs2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps2:13
Goals2:2
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Georgia U17
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:23:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:23:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Vakhtang Salia (Georgian: ვახტანგ სალია; born 30 August 2007) is a Georgian footballer. The striker is playing for Dinamo Tbilisi in the Erovnuli Liga and is considered one of the country's biggest talents.[1] [2]

Career

Club

Vakhtang Salia made his professional soccer debut on 24 November 2023, in the Erovnuli Liga in a 2–2 draw against FC Torpedo Kutaisi.[3] In the following 2024 season, the 16-year-old regularly featured in the starting team of his club. Salia scored his first goal in the Georgian top flight on 10 March 2024, against Torpedo Kutaisi. He scored the winning 1–0 in this game.[4]

National team

Salia made his debut for Georgia's under-17 national team in a 3–1 defeat against Israel on October 25, 2022.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Green . Yasemine . A new Kvaratskhelia? Premier League clubs have begun the hunt for the 16-year-old Georgian forward . dailysports.net.
  2. Web site: 2024-04-04 . El talento georgiano Vakhtang Salia, a punto de fichar por el Betis . 2024-04-04 . OneFootball . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-04-04 . de . Torpedo Kutaisi - Dinamo Tbilisi 2:2 (Erovnuli Liga 2023, 34. Spieltag) .
  4. Web site: 2024-04-04 . de . Dinamo Tbilisi - Torpedo Kutaisi 1:0 (Erovnuli Liga 2024, 3. Spieltag) .
  5. Web site: 2024-04-04 . de . Georgien - Israel 1:3 (U17 EM-Qualifikation 2022/2023, Gruppe 3) .