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Giorgi Kukhianidze

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Giorgi Kukhianidze
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Qizilqum
Number 77
Youth career
–2011 Torpedo Kutaisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Torpedo Kutaisi 68 (10)
2014 Zestaponi 4 (0)
2014–2015 Shukura Kobuleti 8 (0)
2015–2016 Torpedo Kutaisi 24 (7)
2016–2017 Locomotive Tbilisi 10 (0)
2017–2019 Torpedo Kutaisi 66 (15)
2019–2021 Dinamo Tbilisi 33 (2)
2021–2022 Qizilqum 26 (2)
2022–2023 Torpedo Kutaisi 37 (11)
2023– Qizilqum 37 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2025

Giorgi Kukhianidze (Georgian: გიორგი კუხიანიძე; born 1 July 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uzbekistan Super League club Qizilqum.[2]

Kukhianidze is the three-time winner of the Georgian top league. He has also won the national cup and Supercup.

Career

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Kukhianidze started his career at his hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi where he had four spells in total. Being at one point the team captain,[3] he won the champion's title and two cup trophies with Torpedo. In 2017, the player was named in Team of the Year.[4]

In January 2019, Kukhianidze moved to Dinamo Tbilisi on a year-long deal,[5] later extended to another year. With this club he added two more league titles to his tally.

In July 2023, Kukhianidze signed for Uzbekistani club Qizilqum on a free transfer.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torpedo Kutaisi 2009–10 Pirveli Liga 001010
2010–11 Erovnuli Liga 000000
2011–12 28250332
2012–13 317001[a]0327
2013–14 91002[b]0111
Total 681060307710
Zestaponi 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 400040
2014–15 00002[c]020
Total 40002060
Shukura Kobuleti 2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 8020100
Torpedo Kutaisi 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 24742289
Locomotive Tbilisi 2016–17 Erovnuli Liga 10010110
Torpedo Kutaisi 2017–18 Erovnuli Liga 341151204112
2018–19 324508[d]3[e]457
Total 66151011038619
Dinamo Tbilisi 2019–20 Erovnuli Liga 231205[f]2303
2020–21 101101[g]0121
Total 3323062424
Qizilqum 2021–22 Uzbekistan Super League 26230292
Torpedo Kutaisi 2022 Erovnuli Liga 299513410
2023 820082
Total 3711514212
Qizilqum 2023 Uzbekistan Super League 12010130
2024 Uzbekistan Super League 253253
Total 3731000383
Career total 3135035421536959
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 6 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 goal in UEFA Champions League, 2 goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Torpedo Kutaisi

Dinamo Tbilisi

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 "Giorgi Kukhianidze". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Giorgi Kukhianidze at Soccerway
  3. "პრეზიდენტის შემდეგ "ტორპედო" კაპიტანმა და ორმა ფეხბურთელმა დატოვა". newpress.ge (in Georgian). 5 June 2016.
  4. "GFF AWARDS 2017". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
  5. "გიორგი კუხიანიძე დინამოში". FC Dinamo Tbilisi (in Georgian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. "Giorgi Kuxianidze — «Qizilqum» futbolchisi" (in Uzbek). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.