Davit Ubilava

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Davit Ubilava

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|27|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.70 m{{cite web |title=Davit Ubilava |url=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/player/2855-davit-ubilava |publisher=eliga.ge |access-date=8 April 2025 |language=KA}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Rustavi

| clubnumber = 40

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = WIT Georgia | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = Torpedo | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2021 | clubs3 = Locomotive | caps3 = 204 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = Saburtalo | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = Locomotive | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Samtredia | caps6 = 70 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Rustavi | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = Georgia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016

| nationalteam2 = Georgia U21

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 13 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 8 April 2025

}}

Davit Ubilava ({{lang-ka|დავით უბილავა}}, born 27 January 1994) is a Georgian footballer who plays as an left back for 2nd division club Rustavi.

Ubilava spent most of his career at Locomotive, making 233 appearances across all competitions. He was also a member of the national youth teams. With 15 caps in competitive matches, Ubilava is among the all-time top five national U21 players.

Career

=Club=

Ubilava started his career at Georgia's two-time champions WIT Georgia in 2012. Following a half-year tenure with Torpedo, he moved to Locomotive, where he spent ten seasons combined. Ubilava scored his first top-tier goal in a 3–2 home win over Saburtalo on 25 October 2015.{{cite news |title=Locomotive vs Saburtalo match report |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/25/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-lokomotivi-tbilisi/saburtalo/2114666/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |work=Soccerway |date=25 October 2015}}

Starting from 2017, Ubilava captained the team. Individually, he was also selected by the Erovnuli Liga among the best eleven players for his display in the autumn of 2018.{{cite news |title=ეროვნულმა ლიგამ სიმბოლური და საუკეთესოები დაასახელა |trans-title=Erovnuli Liga names the best players and symbolic team |url=https://lelo.ge/article/ჩხეტიანი-და-გაბედავა-ეროვნულმა-ლიგამ-სიმბოლური-და-საუკეთესოები-დაასახელა-8777 |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=Lelo |date=5 October 2018 |language=KA}}

In 2020, Ubilava made his first European appearance against Romanian club Craiova.{{cite web |title=Locomotive vs Craiova match report |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030298/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=27 August 2020}} As Locomotive successfully continued their Europa League campaign and reached the 3rd qualifying round, Ubilava played all three games in full.

After the 2022 season, he was among nine players who left the club. Ubilava moved to Samtredia{{cite news |title=უბილავა "სამტრედიაში" ითამაშებს - "ლოკომოტივი" ცხრა ფეხბურთელმა დატოვა |trans-title=Ubilava joins Samtredia as nine players leave Locomotive |url=https://1tv.ge/news/ubilava-samtrediashi-itamashebs-lokomotivi-ckhra-fekhburtelma-datova-1tvsport/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=1tv.ge |date=15 January 2023}} where he took part in 70 out of 72 league games during the next two seasons. Following their relegation in 2024, he signed with Erovnuli Liga 2 side Rustavi.{{cite news |title=სამურკასოვი და უბილავა "რუსთავში" |url=https://lelo.ge/article/ეროვნული-ლიგა-2-სამურკასოვი-და-უბილავა-რუსთავში-50143 |trans-title=Samurkasovi and Ubilava set to move to Rustavi |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=Lelo |date=12 January 2025 |language=KA}}

=International=

Ubilava was a squad member of the national U19s which in 2013 qualified for a UEFA European Under-19 Championship for the second time in their history.{{cite news |title=U19. ბელგია - საქართველო 0:2 - მზიანი ღამე ბელგიაში |trans-title=U19. Belgium 0:2 Georgia. Sunny night in Belgium |url=https://sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/asakobrivi-nakrebebi/50192-u19-belgia-saqarthvelo-02-mziani-ghame-belgiashi-videogalerea.html |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=sportall.ge |date=30 May 2013 |language=KA}} In addition to six qualifiers, Ubilava played in two European Championship games held in Lithuania.

In the same year, he was called up to the U21 team. In total, from 2013 to 2017 Ubilava took part in 15 competitive matches, becoming one of the five all-time Georgian U21 players with most appearances.{{cite news |title=Georgia U21 statistics |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/history/teams/257157--georgia/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=UEFA}}