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Giorgi Aburjania

{{Short description|Georgian footballer (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Giorgi Aburjania

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = AVS

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs1 = Metalurgi Rustavi

| youthyears2 = 2012

| youthclubs2 = → Olimpiki Tbilisi (loan)

| years1 = 2011

| clubs1 = Metalurgi Rustavi

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2014

| clubs2 = Dila

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Lokomotivi Tbilisi

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2014–2016

| clubs4 = Anorthosis

| caps4 = 42

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = Gimnàstic

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2016–2020

| clubs6 = Sevilla B

| caps6 = 35

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = → Lugo (loan)

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = → Twente (loan)

| caps8 = 19

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2020–2021

| clubs9 = Oviedo

| caps9 = 2

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2021

| clubs10 = Cartagena

| caps10 = 13

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2021–2023

| clubs11 = Gil Vicente

| caps11 = 53

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2023–2024

| clubs12 = Hatayspor

| caps12 = 20

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2024–

| clubs13 = AVS

| caps13 = 8

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam1 = Georgia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2014

| nationalteam2 = Georgia U19

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = Georgia U21

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2016–

| nationalteam4 = Georgia

| nationalcaps4 = 39

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| club-update = 27 February 2025

| nationalteam-update = 20:04, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

}}

Giorgi Aburjania ({{lang-ka|გიორგი აბურჯანია|tr}}, {{IPA|ka|ɡioɾɡi abuɾdʒania|pron}}; born 2 January 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club AVS and the Georgia national team.

Club career

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.{{cite web|title=Συμφωνία με Giorgi Aburjania|url=http://www.anorthosisfc.com.cy/2014/06/simfonia-me-giorgi-aburjania/|publisher=Anorthosis|access-date=9 October 2014}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/es/act-noticia.php?id=6764|title=Giorgi Aburjania nuevo jugador del Nàstic|trans-title=Giorgi Aburjania new player of Nàstic|publisher=Gimnàstic's official website|language=es|date=8 January 2016|access-date=8 January 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2016/01/31/56ae60bf268e3e763d8b45c9.html|title=Un Tenerife con diez mereció mucho más|trans-title=A ten-man Tenerife deserved much more|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=31 January 2016|access-date=25 June 2016}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2016/03/20/56eeec7dca474169618b4573.html|title=La ilusionante pegada tarraconense hunde a 'los cachorros'|trans-title=The exciting power tarraconense sink the 'dogs'|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=20 March 2016|access-date=25 June 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/sevilla-atletico/2016/08/02/57a069eee5fdea9a758b4653.html|title=El Nàstic traspasa a Aburjania al Sevilla para jugar en el filial|trans-title=Nàstic transfer Aburjania to Sevilla to play in the reserves|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=2 August 2016|access-date=2 August 2016}}

On 1 August 2018, after suffering relegation, Aburjania was loaned to fellow second division side CD Lugo, for one year.{{cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20180801/451185948030/el-lugo-confirma-los-fichajes-de-aburjania-y-borja-san-emeterio.html|title=El Lugo confirma los fichajes de Aburjania y Borja San Emeterio|trans-title=Lugo confirm the signings of Aburjania and Borja San Emeterio|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=1 August 2018|access-date=1 August 2018}} In July of the following year, he moved to FC Twente also in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fctwente.nl/club/nieuws/giorgi-aburjania-naar-fc-twente|title=Giorgi Aburjania naar FC Twente|trans-title=Twente sign Giorgi Aburjania|publisher=FC Twente|language=nl|date=16 July 2019|access-date=18 July 2019|archive-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718195254/https://www.fctwente.nl/club/nieuws/giorgi-aburjania-naar-fc-twente|url-status=dead}}

On 20 September 2020, Aburjania agreed to a one-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second division.{{cite web|url=https://www.realoviedo.es/en/new/aburjania-signs-for-real-oviedo|title=Aburjania Signs for Real Oviedo|publisher=Real Oviedo|date=20 September 2020|access-date=20 September 2020}} The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he cut ties with the club{{cite web|url=https://www.realoviedo.es/noticia/rescision-de-aburjania|title=Rescisión de Aburjania|trans-title=Aburjania's rescision|publisher=Real Oviedo|language=es|date=28 January 2021|access-date=29 January 2021}} and signed a short-term deal with fellow league team FC Cartagena just hours later.{{cite web|url=https://www.fccartagena.es/noticia/giorgi-aburjania-polivalencia-y-recorrido-para-el-centro-del-campo|title=Giorgi Aburjania, polivalencia y recorrido para el centro del campo|trans-title=Giorgi Aburjania, versatility and long-distance for the centre of the midfield|publisher=FC Cartagena|language=es|date=28 January 2021|access-date=29 January 2021}}

On 3 July 2021, free agent Aburjania signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente F.C.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/giorgi-aburjania-e-o-nono-reforco-do-gil-vicente-para-a-epoca-2021-22|title=Giorgi Aburjania é o nono reforço do Gil Vicente para a época 2021/22|trans-title=Giorgi Aburjania is the ninth addition of Gil Vicente for the 2021/22 season|publisher=SAPO|language=pt|date=3 July 2021|accessdate=8 August 2021}}

International career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/georgia-vs-kazakhstan/354476|title=Georgia 1–1 Kazakhstan|publisher=Sky Sports|date=29 March 2016|access-date=25 June 2016}}

Career Statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|match played 19 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|190006|access-date=1 March 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Georgian Cup, Cypriot Cup, Copa del Rey, KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Metalurgi Rustavi

|2010-11

|Umaglesi Liga

|3

000colspan="2"|—000030
2011-12

|Umaglesi Liga

|0

000colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—20
colspan="2"|Total

!3

000colspan="2"|—200050
rowspan="3"|Dila

|2012-13

|Umaglesi Liga

|5

130colspan="2"|—000081
2013-14

|Umaglesi Liga

|12

010colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name="UEL"}}0colspan="2"|—170
colspan="2"|Total

!17

140colspan="2"|—4000251
Locomotive Tbilisi

|2013-14

|Pirveli Liga

|9

500colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—95
rowspan="3"|Anorthosis

|2014-15

|Cypriot First Division

|30

230colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—332
2015-16

|Cypriot First Division

|12

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—120
colspan="2"|Total

!42

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—422
Gimnàstic

|2015-16

|Segunda División

|16

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00162
rowspan="5"|Sevilla B

|2016-17

|Segunda División

|13

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
2017-18

|Segunda División

|22

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—220
2018-19

|Segunda División B

|0

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
2019-20

|Segunda División B

|0

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!35

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—350
Lugo (loan)

|2018-19

|Segunda División

|23

130colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—261
Twente (loan)

|2019-20

|Eredivisie

|17

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—192
Real Oviedo

|2020-21

|Segunda División

|2

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—40
Cartagena

|2020-21

|Segunda División

|13

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—131
rowspan="3"|Gil Vicente

|2021-22

|Primeira Liga

|26

22000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—282
2022-23

|Primeira Liga

|27

020303{{efn|name="UECL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}0colspan="2"|—350
colspan="2"|Total

!53

2403030colspan="2"|—632
Hatayspor

|2023-24

|Süper Lig

|20

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
AVS

|2024-25

|Primeira Liga

|8

01000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—90
colspan="3"|Career total

!258

1620030900029016

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=International=

{{Updated|match played 8 September 2023}}{{NFT player|63656|access-date=1 March 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Georgia

|2016

30
201730
201860
201940
202030
2021101
202270
202330
colspan="2"|Total

!39

1

:Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aburjania goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Giorgi Aburjania

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|2 June 2021}}

|Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania

|{{fb|Romania}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Romania vs. Georgia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/30951/Romania_Georgia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=1 March 2025}}

References

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Category:1995 births

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Category:Footballers from Tbilisi

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Category:Men's footballers from Georgia (country)

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Category:FC Metalurgi Rustavi players

Category:FC Dila Gori players

Category:FC Locomotive Tbilisi players

Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players

Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers

Category:Sevilla Atlético players

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Category:FC Twente players

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Category:Erovnuli Liga players

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