Giorgi Kukhianidze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1992 | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 30 November 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2009–10 | Pirveli Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 10 | ||
| Zestaponi | 2013–14 | Erovnuli Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Shukura Kobuleti | 2014–15 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 28 | 9 | |
| Locomotive Tbilisi | 2016–17 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2017–18 | Erovnuli Liga | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 12 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8[d] | 3[e] | 45 | 7 | ||
| Total | 66 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 86 | 19 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2019–20 | Erovnuli Liga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[f] | 2 | 30 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Qizilqum | 2021–22 | Uzbekistan Super League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 34 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | 42 | 12 | |||
| Qizilqum | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 25 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 313 | 50 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 369 | 59 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 6 appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 1 goal in UEFA Champions League, 2 goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Torpedo Kutaisi
- Erovnuli Liga: 2017
- Georgian Cup: 2018, 2022
- Supercup: 2018
Dinamo Tbilisi
Individual
- Erovnuli Liga Team of the Season: 2017
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Giorgi Kukhianidze". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- 1 2 Giorgi Kukhianidze at Soccerway
- ↑ "პრეზიდენტის შემდეგ "ტორპედო" კაპიტანმა და ორმა ფეხბურთელმა დატოვა". newpress.ge (in Georgian). 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "GFF AWARDS 2017". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "გიორგი კუხიანიძე დინამოში". FC Dinamo Tbilisi (in Georgian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ "Giorgi Kuxianidze — «Qizilqum» futbolchisi" (in Uzbek). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Footballers from Kutaisi
- Erovnuli Liga players
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
- FC Zestaponi players
- FC Shukura Kobuleti players
- FC Locomotive Tbilisi players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Uzbekistan Super League players
- Qizilqum FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Uzbekistan
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers