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Giorgi Aburjania
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Youth career
2010–2012 Metalurgi Rustavi
2012 → Olimpiki Tbilisi (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Metalurgi Rustavi 3 (0)
2012–2014 Dila 17 (1)
2014 Lokomotivi Tbilisi 9 (5)
2014–2016 Anorthosis 42 (2)
2016 Gimnàstic 16 (2)
2016–2020 Sevilla B 35 (0)
2018–2019 → Lugo (loan) 27 (1)
2019–2020 → Twente (loan) 19 (2)
2020–2021 Oviedo 2 (0)
2021 Cartagena 13 (1)
2021–2023 Gil Vicente 53 (2)
2023–2024 Hatayspor 20 (0)
2024–2025 AVS 9 (0)
2025–2026 Jeddah 23 (1)
2026– Odisha 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Georgia U17 12 (0)
2012–2014 Georgia U19 8 (2)
2015–2016 Georgia U21 6 (0)
2016– Georgia 39 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:04, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Giorgi Aburjania (Georgian: გიორგი აბურჯანია, romanized: giorgi aburjania, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi abuɾdʒania]; born 2 January 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha and the Georgia national team.

Club career

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Aburjania kicked off his career with Metalurgi Rustavi in 2010. He then had stints with Dila and Lokomotivi Tbilisi. On 17 June 2014, he signed for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract.[1]

On 8 January 2016, Aburjania moved to Spain, after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2] He made his debut for the club late in the month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lévy Madinda in a 2–1 home win against CD Tenerife.[3]

Aburjania subsequently became an undisputed starter for Vicente Moreno's side, and scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2016 in a 4–0 away routing of Bilbao Athletic.[4] On 2 August he signed a four-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves also in the second division, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million.[5]

On 1 August 2018, after suffering relegation, Aburjania was loaned to fellow second division side CD Lugo, for one year.[6] In July of the following year, he moved to FC Twente also in a temporary deal.[7]

On 20 September 2020, Aburjania agreed to a one-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second division.[8] The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he cut ties with the club[9] and signed a short-term deal with fellow league team FC Cartagena just hours later.[10]

On 3 July 2021, free agent Aburjania signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.[11]

On 8 September 2025, Aburjania joined Saudi FDL club Jeddah.[12]

On 24 August 2026,Aburjania completed a move to Indian Super League club Odisha FC.[13]

International career

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After representing Georgia at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Aburjania made his debut with the full squad on 29 March 2016, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw against Kazakhstan.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 January 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metalurgi Rustavi 2010-11 Umaglesi Liga 3000—000030
2011-12 Umaglesi Liga 0000—2[c]0—20
Total 3000—200050
Dila 2012-13 Umaglesi Liga 5130—000081
2013-14 Umaglesi Liga 12010—4[c]0—170
Total 17140—4000251
Locomotive Tbilisi 2013-14 Pirveli Liga 9500———95
Anorthosis 2014-15 Cypriot First Division 30230———332
2015-16 Cypriot First Division 12000———120
Total 42200———422
Gimnàstic 2015-16 Segunda División 16200——00162
Sevilla B 2016-17 Segunda División 130————130
2017-18 Segunda División 220————220
2018-19 Segunda División B 00————00
2019-20 Segunda División B 00————00
Total 350————350
Lugo (loan) 2018-19 Segunda División 23130———261
Twente (loan) 2019-20 Eredivisie 17220———192
Real Oviedo 2020-21 Segunda División 2020———40
Cartagena 2020-21 Segunda División 13100———131
Gil Vicente 2021-22 Primeira Liga 2622000——282
2022-23 Primeira Liga 27020303[d]0—350
Total 532403030—632
Hatayspor 2023-24 Süper Lig 20010———210
AVS 2024-25 Primeira Liga 801000——90
Career total 2581620030900029016

International

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As of match played 8 September 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Georgia 201630
201730
201860
201940
202030
2021101
202270
202330
Total 391
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aburjania goal.
List of international goals scored by Giorgi Aburjania
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 June 2021 Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania  Romania 2–0 2–1 Friendly [17]

References

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  1. ↑ "Συμφωνία με Giorgi Aburjania". Anorthosis. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Giorgi Aburjania nuevo jugador del Nàstic" [Giorgi Aburjania new player of Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Un Tenerife con diez mereció mucho más" [A ten-man Tenerife deserved much more] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "La ilusionante pegada tarraconense hunde a 'los cachorros'" [The exciting power tarraconense sink the 'dogs'] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "El Nàstic traspasa a Aburjania al Sevilla para jugar en el filial" [Nàstic transfer Aburjania to Sevilla to play in the reserves] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Lugo confirma los fichajes de Aburjania y Borja San Emeterio" [Lugo confirm the signings of Aburjania and Borja San Emeterio] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Giorgi Aburjania naar FC Twente" [Twente sign Giorgi Aburjania] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Aburjania Signs for Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rescisión de Aburjania" [Aburjania's rescision] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Giorgi Aburjania, polivalencia y recorrido para el centro del campo" [Giorgi Aburjania, versatility and long-distance for the centre of the midfield] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Giorgi Aburjania é o nono reforço do Gil Vicente para a época 2021/22" [Giorgi Aburjania is the ninth addition of Gil Vicente for the 2021/22 season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "جورجي أبورجانيا ينضم إلى صفوف البحارة!".
  13. ↑ https://x.com/MarcusMergulhao/status/2091915964409622589
  14. ↑ "Georgia 1–1 Kazakhstan". Sky Sports. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  15. ↑ Giorgi Aburjania at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Giorgi Aburjania". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Romania vs. Georgia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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